Compare towns
Marlboro vs Middlesex vs Newfane
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marlboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+59.7%).
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Newfane has the oldest population (median age 54.4).
Marlboro is a college town. 42.7% 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 | Marlboro | Middlesex | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,362Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,456 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +59.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 22.7±2.1Lowest 47% below VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 12%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.7% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 42.7%±4.8Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,135±$10k 5% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,300±$55k 13% above VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
| Middlesex and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$824Highest 30% above VT |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,266±$238Lowest about the VT average |
| Marlboro and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,640 12% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,174Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±43.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 26% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 26%±11.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Marlboro School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.