Compare towns
Middlesex vs Monkton vs Rochester
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 kids (21.3% under 18).
Monkton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Monkton | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943 |
1,999Highest |
1,389Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
47.1±5.4 9% above VT |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
| Rochester and Monkton 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% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Monkton 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% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50% VT: 43.8% |
49%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13k 35% above VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
| Monkton and Middlesex 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 |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
| Monkton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,301±$120 5% above VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
| Middlesex and Monkton 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 |
$5,887 17% above VT |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64 VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Rochester and Monkton 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% |
4.2% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
96.6% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester 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 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.