Compare towns
Middlebury vs Wallingford vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Wallingford has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% 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 | Wallingford | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
2,286 |
1,368Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
46.4±7.1Highest 8% above VT |
| Whitingham and Wallingford 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% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Wallingford 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% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Middlebury and Wallingford 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 |
$261,900±$44kLowest 17% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
$891±$95 28% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Whitingham 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
— | 7.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.