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Middlebury vs Weybridge vs Middlebury
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 affordable homes ($410k median).
Weybridge has the most kids (19% under 18).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Weybridge | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
781Lowest |
7,220 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7 26% below VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$86,250±$18k 6% above VT |
| Weybridge and Middlebury 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 |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$417,400±$31k 32% above VT |
| Weybridge and Middlebury 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 |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$1,201±$120 about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Middlebury 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 |
$6,117Lowest 21% above VT |
$6,795 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge 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% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 33% below VT |
18 minHighest 24% below VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury 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 | — | #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.