What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlebury has the most homeowners (65.1%).

Winooski has the most renters (64.8% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Middlebury	Winooski
People
Population	9,175Highest	8,293Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8%	+10%Highest VT: +2.8%
Median age	31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT	33.3±1.7Highest 23% below VT
	Winooski 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%	13.5%±2.8Highest VT: 17.9%
	Winooski and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4%	10.9%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8%	59.1%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7%	12.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT	$79,522±$11kLowest about the VT average
	Middlebury and Winooski 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	$381,500±$25kLowest 20% above VT
	Middlebury and Winooski 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	$1,643±$90Highest 33% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,868Highest 36% above VT	$6,802Lowest 35% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4%	46.8%±9.5Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Middlebury and Winooski 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%	13.8%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	65.1%Highest VT: 73.2%	35.2%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest same as VT	1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	16 minLowest 33% below VT	22 minHighest 7% below VT
Work from home	18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9%	16.4%±4Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Middlebury and Winooski 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	#70 of 70 in VT
School district	Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	Winooski Incorporated School District
High school in town	Middlebury Union High School	Winooski High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.6Highest	6.4Lowest
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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.