Compare towns
Bridport vs Middlebury vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has the most affordable homes ($367k median).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Bridport | Middlebury | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
7,220Highest |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
| Weybridge and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$86,250±$18k 6% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35kLowest 16% above VT |
$417,400±$31k 32% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103Lowest 4% below VT |
$1,201±$120 about the VT average |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519Lowest 10% above VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 15% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Weybridge 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 | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.