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Middlebury vs Stratton vs Mendon
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 renters (34.9% rent).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Mendon has the oldest population (median age 53.4).
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 | Stratton | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
532Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7 26% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Stratton and Mendon 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 |
$400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
| Middlebury and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Stratton 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 |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Middlebury 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
17 min 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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 | — | — |
| 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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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.