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Addison vs Middlebury vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Addison | Middlebury | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
9,175Highest |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
| Addison and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Addison and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Middlebury and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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VT 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.