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Augusta vs Middlebury vs Kirkland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Kirkland has the most renters (41.8% rent).
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 | Augusta | Middlebury | Kirkland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,851Lowest |
9,175 |
9,786Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.9±3.3Highest 13% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
38.3±2 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12.1%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlebury and Kirkland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
24.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,852±$10kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$86,169±$16kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$82,926±$8k about the U.S. average |
| Middlebury and Kirkland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $147,200±$33kLowest 56% below U.S. |
$409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$292,700±$35k 12% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $806±$209Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$1,156±$113Highest 18% below U.S. |
$1,087±$68 23% below U.S. |
| Middlebury and Kirkland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,062Lowest about the U.S. average |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
$6,286 102% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±17.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.3%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Augusta and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
18 min 32% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.3%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlebury and Augusta 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 | #209 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | CLINTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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U.S. 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.