Highgate Center vs Richford

A side-by-side comparison of Highgate Center and Richford: population, income, housing, and more.

Highgate Center and Richford are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richford has the higher population (1,600 vs 410 in Highgate Center). Highgate Center has the higher median household income ($116,049 vs $49,954 in Richford). Highgate Center has the higher median home value ($344,000 vs $157,100 in Richford).

Population, income & housing

	Highgate Center	Richford
Population	410	1,600
Median age	36.3 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$116,049	$49,954
Median home value	$344,000	$157,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,136
Housing units	161	704
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highgate Center	Richford
Population	253 → 410 (+62.1%)	1,639 → 1,600 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$46,618 → $116,049 (+148.9%)	$43,125 → $49,954 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$159,800 → $344,000 (+115.3%)	$97,500 → $157,100 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$960 → $1,136 (+18.3%)

Highgate Center

Population

253410

Median household income

$46,618$116,049

Median home value

$159,800$344,000

Richford

Population

1,6391,600

Median household income

$43,125$49,954

Median home value

$97,500$157,100

Median gross rent

$960$1,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highgate Center	Richford
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	32.9%	24.6%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	5.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	19.1%
45 to 54	3.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	31.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	6.1%	7.8%
75 and over	0.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highgate Center	Richford
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highgate Center	Richford
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	38.8%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highgate Center	Richford
Drove alone	100.0%	89.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highgate Center	Richford
1-unit, detached	38.5%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.5%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	36.0%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Highgate Center	Richford
Poverty rate	0.0%	27.4%
Average household size	3.42	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	14	25
Median year structure built	2004	1938