Compare towns
Fletcher vs Glover vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Fletcher | Glover | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196 |
1,051Lowest |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Fletcher and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
| Fletcher and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37k 5% below VT |
$264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
| Fletcher and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965 about the VT average |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Glover 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 | Fletcher School District | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | 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 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.