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Williamstown vs Underhill vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Williamstown has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
Highgate has the oldest population (median age 44).
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 | Williamstown | Underhill | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,579Highest |
3,141Lowest |
3,528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±5 about the VT average |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Williamstown and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
| Williamstown and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,900±$24kLowest 26% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
— | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Williamstown and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,841 24% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Williamstown and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill 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 | #47 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Williamstown Middle/High School | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 9.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.