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Middlebury vs Troy
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 most people working from home (19.1%).
Troy has the oldest population (median age 65.3).
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 | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,220Highest |
219Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.4%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Middlebury 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% |
51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±6.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$18kLowest 6% above VT |
$91,688±$8kHighest 13% above VT |
| Troy 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±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
$187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,201±$120 about the VT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$2,480Lowest 51% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
19 minHighest 19% below VT |
| Work from home | 19.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.