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Middlebury vs Mendon vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 23.7).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Weybridge has the most kids (19% under 18).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% 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 | Middlebury | Mendon | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,220Highest |
1,113 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$18kLowest 6% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $417,400±$31k 32% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
| Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±15.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
17 min 28% below VT |
18 minHighest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Middlebury 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 | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.