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Middlebury vs Weston vs Cornwall
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 youngest population (median age 31.8).
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Cornwall has the most kids (18.7% 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 | Weston | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
685Lowest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
| Weston and Cornwall 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% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Weston 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$114,583±$32k 41% above VT |
| Weston and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30kLowest 29% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
| Weston and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
| Weston and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868 36% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$6,726Lowest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall 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% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Cornwall 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | — | None in town |
| 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.