Compare towns
Middlesex vs Barnard vs Duxbury
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 people working from home (28.4%).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Duxbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
1,211Lowest |
1,548 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8% VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Highest 3% above VT |
42.4±6 about the VT average |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
| Middlesex and Barnard 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% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest 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%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnard and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Middlesex 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 |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
| Middlesex and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$364,600±$27kLowest 15% above VT |
| Barnard and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$1,318±$407Lowest 7% above VT |
| Barnard and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 29% above VT |
$6,038Lowest 20% above VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21 VT: 48.4% |
| Barnard and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
2.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Barnard 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.