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Guildhall vs Middlebury vs Lunenburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guildhall has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Lunenburg has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
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 | Guildhall | Middlebury | Lunenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
9,175Highest |
1,267 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±7.8 about the VT average |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
51.2±4.2Highest 19% above VT |
| Lunenburg and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±3 VT: 17.9% |
| Guildhall and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±5.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Guildhall and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.9% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
14.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$53,125±$9kLowest 35% below VT |
| Guildhall and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,200±$62k about the VT average |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$164,000±$11kLowest 48% below VT |
| Middlebury and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
$1,025±$172 17% below VT |
| Middlebury and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,625 8% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$2,702Lowest 46% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.5%±57.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
10.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.9%±2.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school 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.