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Addison vs Stowe vs Weybridge
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 most affordable homes ($362k median).
Stowe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.1%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Stowe | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
5,285Highest |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+21.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
46.3±7.6Lowest 7% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Addison and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Stowe and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$93,618±$33kLowest 15% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
$647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,458±$242 18% above VT |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Lowest 16% above VT |
$7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
24.5%±15.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Stowe and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Stowe Town School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Stowe High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.