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Walden vs Highgate vs Stannard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
Stannard has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Walden | Highgate | Stannard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,037 |
3,528Highest |
228Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.3±14.6 12% above VT |
| Walden and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Highgate and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.9%±8.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Stannard and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Walden and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
| Walden and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$216,200±$44kLowest 32% below VT |
| Highgate and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$136Highest 27% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
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| Walden and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 22% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,183Highest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 10% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.