Compare towns
Elmore vs Cavendish vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Cavendish has the most affordable homes ($285k median).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Elmore | Cavendish | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 964Lowest |
1,242 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45±3.5 4% above VT |
45.2±5.9Highest 5% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Cavendish and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Cavendish and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8% VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
$89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
| Elmore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,800±$47k about the VT average |
$285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$263Highest about the VT average |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
| Elmore and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,066 about the VT average |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±65.8 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 25% above VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Cavendish 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 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 18 photos → | 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.