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Windham vs Highgate vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Highgate has the youngest population (median age 44).
Durham has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
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 | Windham | Highgate | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,641 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 45% above U.S. |
44±7.4Lowest 13% above U.S. |
48.8±5.1 25% above U.S. |
| Windham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Durham and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,477±$17kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$81,017±$14k about the U.S. average |
$81,471±$15kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Durham and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,600±$74kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$280,500±$21k 16% below U.S. |
$245,300±$26kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Windham and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$295Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$895±$691 37% below U.S. |
$994±$844Highest 30% below U.S. |
| Durham and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$3,558 14% above U.S. |
$3,728Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | #100 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
7.9Lowest |
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U.S. 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.