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Middlebury vs Granville
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 ($410k median).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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 | Granville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
44.8±7.7Highest 4% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Middlebury and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Middlebury and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
| Granville 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 |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville 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 | — |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.