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Middlebury vs Mount Tabor vs Middlebury
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 kids (11.6% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 23.7).
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 | Mount Tabor | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
304Lowest |
7,220 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7 26% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlebury and Mount Tabor 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
— | $86,250±$18kHighest 6% above VT |
| Middlebury 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±$30kLowest 29% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$417,400±$31k 32% above VT |
| Mount Tabor 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 6% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,201±$120 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$6,795 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury 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% VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 33% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | — | #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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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.