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Barton vs Whiting vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most affordable homes ($147k median).
Whiting has the highest household income ($91k).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($410k 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 | Barton | Whiting | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730 |
532Lowest |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5Highest 7% below VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Barton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Barton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
25.9% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
| Whiting and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
| Whiting and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Barton 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 | #38 of 70 in VT | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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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.