Compare towns
Middlesex vs Barnard vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most homeowners (96.7%).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Andover has the oldest population (median age 49.2).
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 | Middlesex | Barnard | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
1,211 |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
| Andover and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Andover and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$97,581±$19kLowest 20% above VT |
$102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
| Middlesex and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kLowest 19% above VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
| Barnard and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
$1,372±$80 11% above VT |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
| Andover and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$6,038 20% above VT |
$5,190Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.