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Windsor vs Highgate vs Hillsborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Windsor | Highgate | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
3,528 |
5,980Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
44±7.4Highest 13% above U.S. |
40.9±4.6 5% above U.S. |
| Highgate and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Highgate and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the U.S. average |
$84,495±$12k 5% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
$280,500±$21k 16% below U.S. |
$272,300±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,198±$390Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Hillsborough and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$3,558 14% above U.S. |
$5,815Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±23.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
41 minHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor 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 | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.