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Middlesex vs Old Bennington vs Montpelier
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%).
Old Bennington has the most people working from home (46.7%).
Montpelier has the most renters (46.9% rent).
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 | Old Bennington | Montpelier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943 |
182Lowest |
8,014Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
45±21.3Highest 4% above VT |
42.3±2.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Old Bennington 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% |
22.5%±12Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Old Bennington 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% |
30.8%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Old Bennington and Montpelier 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% |
84.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
66.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
0%±7.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Montpelier 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 |
$168,750±$53kHighest 108% above VT |
$81,030±$6kLowest about the VT average |
| Old Bennington 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 |
$445,500±$105kHighest 41% above VT |
$375,100±$21kLowest 18% above VT |
| Old Bennington 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 |
$1,063±$1kLowest 14% below VT |
$1,302±$113 6% above VT |
| Middlesex and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Lowest 29% above VT |
$8,690Highest 72% above VT |
$6,936 38% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montpelier and Old Bennington 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.8% VT: 73.2% |
53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
18 minLowest 23% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
46.7%±3.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.9%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #9 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Montpelier High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.