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Middlebury vs Pendleton vs Salisbury
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 most expensive homes ($410k median).
Pendleton has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Salisbury has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Pendleton | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
7,034 |
1,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
46.7±4.1 20% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Pendleton 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% |
21.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Pendleton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$113,750±$27kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$99,688±$21k 23% above U.S. |
| Pendleton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$294,300±$39kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51k 8% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113 18% below U.S. |
$994±$119Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
| Salisbury 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. |
$6,623 112% above U.S. |
$4,842Lowest 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlebury and Salisbury 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% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 15% below U.S. |
19 min 29% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlebury and Pendleton 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
14.5Highest |
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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.