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Albany vs Middlesex vs Stannard
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%).
Stannard has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Stannard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 135Lowest |
1,943Highest |
228 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.9±14Lowest about the VT average |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
48.3±14.6Highest 12% above VT |
| Stannard and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±11.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Albany 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% |
25.9%±8.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Stannard 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±7.7 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Albany 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 |
$66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
| Middlesex and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $211,800±$56kLowest 33% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$216,200±$44k 32% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,867Lowest 43% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,183 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
98.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 9%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest 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.