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Middlebury vs Stannard
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 people working from home (18.8%).
Stannard has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Stannard |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
228Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
48.3±14.6Highest 12% above VT |
| Stannard 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% |
13.2%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stannard and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.9%±8.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Stannard and Middlebury 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% |
44.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
| Middlebury and Stannard 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 |
$216,200±$44kLowest 32% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113 6% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,183Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Stannard 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% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 Our Story | 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.