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Highgate Center is a tiny town of 401 people in Franklin County, Vermont. It's about 32 miles from Burlington, VT and 206 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
401people
$341kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
79"Snow
182Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 401
- Part of a metro area
- About 604 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Boston, MA
- 32 mi to Burlington, VT
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,148/mo)
- Median rent $1,180/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,106 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PBG airport
- 156 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 302 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+3 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.