Compare towns
Eden vs Lowell vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eden has the most renters (22.6% rent).
Lowell has the most kids (30.7% under 18).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Eden | Lowell | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,351 |
1,070Lowest |
1,943Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.7±1.9 13% below VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
44.4±3.9Highest 3% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 11.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
19.2% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.8 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,578±$8k about the VT average |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,900±$27k 32% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$441 5% above VT |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,313 34% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Eden and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 63% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Lowell School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.