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Albany vs Middlesex vs Bloomfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albany has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
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 | Albany | Middlesex | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 135Lowest |
1,943Highest |
234 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.9±14 about the VT average |
44.4±3.9Highest 3% above VT |
41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
| Middlesex and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.1%±19.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bloomfield and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±7.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $211,800±$56k 33% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,867 43% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 3.7% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
96.7% VT: 73.2% |
83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 9%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.