Compare towns
Huntington vs Middlesex vs Starksboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Huntington has the most renters (20% rent).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
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 | Huntington | Middlesex | Starksboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,853Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.9Highest 10% above VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
| Huntington and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Starksboro and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Middlesex and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,497±$3k 16% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$82,188±$15kLowest about the VT average |
| Middlesex and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,300±$28k 7% above VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$287,700±$42kLowest 9% below VT |
| Middlesex and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$511Lowest 20% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,306±$91 6% above VT |
| Middlesex and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,570 11% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±14 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Starksboro and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 35% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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