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Middlesex vs Chester vs Danville
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 highest household income ($110k).
Chester has the most affordable homes ($233k median).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Chester | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Lowest |
2,992Highest |
2,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
49.7±4.7 15% above VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Danville 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% |
29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Chester and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.1% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
5.1%±4 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Chester 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 |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$232,900±$44kLowest 26% below VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
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| Middlesex and Chester 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 |
$4,262Lowest 15% below VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Chester and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Danville 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 | — | #49 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Green Mountain Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.