Compare towns
Middlebury vs Braintree vs Weybridge
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 (+7.7%).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Weybridge has the most kids (19% under 18).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% 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 | Braintree | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
1,026 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$79,803±$5kLowest about the VT average |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above 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 | $409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest 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 | 10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree 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 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.