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Fletcher vs Middlebury vs Glover
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).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Glover has the most kids (22.3% 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 | Fletcher | Middlebury | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196 |
9,175Highest |
1,051Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above 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% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest 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% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below 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 |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest 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% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 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 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| 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.