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Middlebury vs Gray vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Gray | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
8,429 |
7,220Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7 18% below U.S. |
43.4±4.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
23.7±1.3Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlebury and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
61.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
40.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$86,250±$18k 7% above U.S. |
| Gray 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 23% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$417,400±$31kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Middlebury and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,201±$120 15% below U.S. |
| Gray and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,795 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.6%±15.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlebury and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 41% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlebury 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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U.S. 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.