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Eden vs Middlebury vs Franklin
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 affordable homes ($216k median).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Franklin has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Eden | Middlebury | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,351Lowest |
9,175Highest |
1,590 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.7±1.9 13% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
38.8±6.9Highest 10% below VT |
| Franklin and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±5.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Franklin and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.3%±1.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
7.5%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,578±$8k about the VT average |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$79,917±$21kLowest about the VT average |
| Middlebury and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,900±$27kLowest 32% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$247,400±$66k 22% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$441Highest 5% above VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$891±$266Lowest 28% below VT |
| Eden and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,313Lowest 34% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,384 33% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
45.5%±42.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
74.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 63% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.1%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Franklin 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 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.