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Middlebury vs Newfane 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Newfane | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,220Highest |
1,456 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Newfane 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% |
11.1%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane 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% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$18k 6% above VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Middlebury 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 |
$284,200±$49kLowest 10% below 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 |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
| Newfane 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 |
$5,174Lowest about the VT average |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Middlebury 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% |
10.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane 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 | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | 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.