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Mansfield vs Middlebury vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has the most affordable homes ($200k median).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Exeter has the most kids (22.7% 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 | Mansfield | Middlebury | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 691Lowest |
9,175Highest |
913 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-14.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±5.5Highest 39% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
51.7±12.6 33% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±10.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,304±$14k 3% above U.S. |
$86,169±$16kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$77,550±$19kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Middlebury and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $200,000±$29kLowest 40% below U.S. |
$409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$243,000±$89k 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,156±$113Highest 18% below U.S. |
$867±$44Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,122 32% above U.S. |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
$2,926Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlebury and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±10.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlebury and Exeter 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 | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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U.S. 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.