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Middlebury vs Springfield vs Middlebury
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Springfield has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Springfield | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
1,122Lowest |
7,220 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7 18% below U.S. |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
23.7±1.3Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Springfield and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlebury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
61.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
40.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$86,250±$18k 7% above U.S. |
| Springfield 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±$30k 23% above U.S. |
$384,100±$50kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$417,400±$31kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Middlebury and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113 18% below U.S. |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,201±$120Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Middlebury 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. |
$5,946Lowest 91% above U.S. |
$6,795 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.6%±15.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 41% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.