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Bolton vs Vernon vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bolton has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
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 | Bolton | Vernon | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,853Lowest |
30,577Highest |
7,807 |
| Median age | 43.7±3.3 6% above CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
44.4±2.3Highest 8% above CT |
| Middlebury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% CT: 42.5% |
38%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,364±$19k 32% above CT |
$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
| Middlebury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,600±$17k about the CT average |
$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,127±$55 24% below CT |
$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,091 22% above CT |
$5,804Lowest 13% below CT |
$8,434Highest 27% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±30.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7 CT: 52.6% |
12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
15.3%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Bolton and Middlebury 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 | #79 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT | #55 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bolton School District | Vernon School District | Regional School District 15 |
| High school in town | Bolton High School | Rockville High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.4Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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CT 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.