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Middleport vs Triangle vs Williston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleport has the most affordable homes ($115k median).
Triangle has the most renters (28.1% rent).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
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 | Middleport | Triangle | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,987Lowest |
2,773 |
10,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38±4Lowest about the U.S. average |
38.9±2.4 about the U.S. average |
45.4±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Williston and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Middleport and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Triangle and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,375±$13kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$71,875±$16k 11% below U.S. |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,400±$8kLowest 65% below U.S. |
$124,400±$17k 63% below U.S. |
$475,800±$40kHighest 43% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $770±$34Lowest 46% below U.S. |
$864±$62 39% below U.S. |
$1,832±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,507 12% above U.S. |
$2,718Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$5,592Highest 79% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.4%±3.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Williston and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
19%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.3%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #335 of 484 in NY | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| High school in town | — | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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U.S. 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.