Compare towns
Middlebury vs Lancaster vs New Haven
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
New Haven has the oldest population (median age 48).
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 | Lancaster | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
8,606 |
1,792Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
43.1±4.9 11% above U.S. |
48±3.9Highest 23% above U.S. |
| New Haven and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Lancaster and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Haven 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$134,833±$27kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$92,321±$17k 14% above U.S. |
| Lancaster and New Haven 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. |
$519,100±$60kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$379,300±$19kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$2,338±$539Highest 65% above U.S. |
$1,163±$143 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868 120% above U.S. |
$7,235Highest 132% above U.S. |
$5,967Lowest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.3%±36.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lancaster and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.6%±9.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 70 in VT | #145 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Nashoba | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| 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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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.