Highgate Center vs Swanton

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

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

Swanton has the higher population (2,732 vs 410 in Highgate Center). Highgate Center has the higher median household income ($116,049 vs $71,307 in Swanton). Highgate Center has the higher median home value ($344,000 vs $210,000 in Swanton).

Population, income & housing

	Highgate Center	Swanton
Population	410	2,732
Median age	36.3 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$116,049	$71,307
Median home value	$344,000	$210,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,021
Housing units	161	978
Homeownership rate	100.0%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highgate Center	Swanton
Population	253 → 410 (+62.1%)	2,450 → 2,732 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$46,618 → $116,049 (+148.9%)	$55,868 → $71,307 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$159,800 → $344,000 (+115.3%)	$171,400 → $210,000 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$769 → $1,021 (+32.8%)

Highgate Center

Population

253410

Median household income

$46,618$116,049

Median home value

$159,800$344,000

Swanton

Population

2,4502,732

Median household income

$55,868$71,307

Median home value

$171,400$210,000

Median gross rent

$769$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highgate Center	Swanton
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	32.9%	19.7%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	5.6%	8.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	17.6%
45 to 54	3.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	31.0%	9.6%
65 to 74	6.1%	9.0%
75 and over	0.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highgate Center	Swanton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highgate Center	Swanton
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	38.8%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highgate Center	Swanton
Drove alone	100.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highgate Center	Swanton
1-unit, detached	38.5%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.5%	21.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	36.0%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Highgate Center	Swanton
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.6%
Average household size	3.42	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	2004	1951