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Middlesex vs Triangle vs Calais vs Montpelier
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Triangle has the most affordable homes ($124k median).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Montpelier has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Triangle | Calais | Montpelier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,943 |
2,773 |
1,713Lowest |
8,014Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
38.9±2.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
42±8.6 8% above U.S. |
42.3±2.4 9% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
17.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Triangle and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Montpelier and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±5.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Triangle 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 36% above U.S. |
$71,875±$16kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$100,625±$27k 25% above U.S. |
$81,030±$6k about the U.S. average |
| Middlesex and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 13% above U.S. |
$124,400±$17kLowest 63% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$375,100±$21k 13% above U.S. |
| Calais 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 6% below U.S. |
$864±$62Lowest 39% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,302±$113 8% below U.S. |
| Calais and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 108% above U.S. |
$2,718Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$6,586 111% above U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.4%±3.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.4%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Calais and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
53.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 4% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Montpelier 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 | — | #335 of 484 in NY | — | #9 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 |
| High school in town | None in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | Montpelier High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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U.S. 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.