Compare towns
Middlebury vs Jericho 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%).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Weybridge has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
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 | Jericho | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
5,114 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
| Weybridge and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$116,923±$16k 44% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30kLowest 29% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
| Jericho and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868 36% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$6,117Lowest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho 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 | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.