Highgate Springs vs Richford

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

Highgate Springs 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 2 in Highgate Springs). Since 2019, Richford's population has grown faster (-2.4% vs -99.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Highgate Springs	Richford
Population	2	1,600
Median age	—	36.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,954
Median home value	—	$157,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,136
Housing units	123	704
Homeownership rate	—	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	—	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highgate Springs	Richford
Population	291 → 2 (-99.3%)	1,639 → 1,600 (-2.4%)
Median household income	—	$43,125 → $49,954 (+15.8%)
Median home value	—	$97,500 → $157,100 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$960 → $1,136 (+18.3%)

Highgate Springs

Population

2912

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 Springs	Richford
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	24.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.9%
35 to 44	100.0%	19.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	7.8%
75 and over	0.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highgate Springs	Richford
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highgate Springs	Richford
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	0.0%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

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

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highgate Springs	Richford
1-unit, detached	100.0%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Highgate Springs	Richford
Poverty rate	100.0%	27.4%
Average household size	—	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938