Compare towns
Middlebury vs White River Junction
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 expensive homes ($417k median).
White River Junction has the most kids (17.1% 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 | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,220Highest |
3,364Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
33.7±3.2Highest 22% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$18kHighest 6% above VT |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
| Middlebury and White River Junction 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 |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
$1,222±$216Highest about the VT average |
| White River Junction 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 |
$5,651Lowest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±15.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and White River Junction 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% |
12.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
15 minHighest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 19.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and White River Junction 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 | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | 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.