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Bloomfield vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (19.1%).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% 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 | Bloomfield | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 234Lowest |
7,220Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.9±12Highest about the VT average |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bloomfield and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
$86,250±$18kHighest 6% above VT |
| Middlebury and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,201±$120 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
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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.