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Middlebury vs Townsend vs New Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Townsend has the highest household income ($122k).
New Haven has the oldest population (median age 48).
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.
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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 | Townsend | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,220 |
9,100Highest |
1,792Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 23.7±1.3Lowest 39% below U.S. |
40.9±3.3 5% above U.S. |
48±3.9Highest 23% above U.S. |
| New Haven and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Townsend and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Haven 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 40.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$18kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$121,528±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$92,321±$17k 14% above U.S. |
| Townsend and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $417,400±$31k 25% above U.S. |
$433,200±$22kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$379,300±$19kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Townsend and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,201±$120 15% below U.S. |
$1,469±$313Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,163±$143Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Townsend and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,795Highest 118% above U.S. |
$6,031 93% above U.S. |
$5,967Lowest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±15.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlebury and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlebury and New Haven 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | North Middlesex | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | — | North Middlesex Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1 |
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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.