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Middlebury vs Shoreham vs Whiting
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).
Shoreham has the oldest population (median age 51.8).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% 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 | Shoreham | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,220Highest |
1,269 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
51.8±7.2Highest 20% above VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Shoreham and Middlebury 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% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$18kLowest 6% above VT |
$93,654±$23kHighest 15% above VT |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
| Shoreham and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
$316,400±$34k about the VT average |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
$1,306±$335Highest 6% above VT |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
| Shoreham and Whiting 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 |
$4,713 6% below VT |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±48.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting 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% |
8.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 19.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.9%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Shoreham 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 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| 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.