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Middlebury vs Weybridge vs Wheelock

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%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
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.

MeasureMiddleburyWeybridgeWheelock
People
Population
7,220Highest
781
717Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-2.3%
VT: +2.8%
-6.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
23.7±1.3Lowest
45% below VT
51.6±3Highest
20% above VT
51±5.6
18% above VT
Weybridge and Wheelock 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%
19%±3.7Highest
VT: 17.9%
18.8%±3.5
VT: 17.9%
Weybridge and Wheelock 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%
25.2%±2.9
VT: 21.4%
29.4%±4.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
Wheelock 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%
58.5%
VT: 43.8%
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
40.9%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
2.8%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
2.8%±2.3Lowest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$86,250±$18k
6% above VT
$118,083±$18kHighest
45% above VT
$64,792±$20kLowest
20% below 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
$419,900±$35kHighest
33% above VT
$189,600±$37kLowest
40% below 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
$1,227±$508Highest
about the VT average
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Weybridge and Middlebury 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
$6,117
21% above VT
$2,937Lowest
42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
56.6%±15.8
VT: 48.4%
65.4%±30.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
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%
11.4%
VT: 10.1%
8.7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
56.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
83.7%
VT: 73.2%
97.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
15 minLowest
38% below VT
18 min
24% below VT
28 minHighest
17% above VT
Work from home
19.1%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
15%±4.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
21.1%±16Highest
VT: 16.9%
Wheelock 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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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.