What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).

St. Albans has the most kids (20.5% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Middlebury	St. Albans
People
Population	9,175Highest	6,954Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8%	-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8%
Median age	31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT	38.7±2Highest 10% below VT
Kids under 18	11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9%	20.5%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9%
Age 65+	20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4%	13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.4%Highest VT: 43.8%	31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7%	2.7%±1.6Lowest VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT	$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT	$263,400±$18kLowest 17% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT	$1,150±$78Lowest 7% below VT
	Middlebury and St. Albans 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	$4,436Lowest 12% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4%	51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4%
	St. Albans 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%	19.5%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	65.1%Highest VT: 73.2%	49%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest same as VT	1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	16 minLowest 33% below VT	23 minHighest 4% below VT
Work from home	18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9%	12.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Middlebury and St. Albans 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	#46 of 70 in VT
School district	Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57
High school in town	Middlebury Union High School	Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans)
Students per teacherat that high school	12.6Highest	11.4Lowest
On TownTapestry
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.