Compare towns
Middlebury vs Sheffield
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 expensive homes ($410k median).
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
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 | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
190Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
32.5±2.3Highest 25% below VT |
| Sheffield and Middlebury 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% |
34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Middlebury and Sheffield 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 VT: 43.8% |
16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$65,795±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
| Middlebury and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
| Sheffield and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
21 minHighest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Sheffield 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 | — |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.