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Middlesex vs Waitsfield 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%).
Waitsfield has the oldest population (median age 74.8).
Montpelier has the youngest population (median age 42.3).
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 | Waitsfield | Montpelier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943 |
193Lowest |
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 |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
42.3±2.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Montpelier 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% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
66.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$81,030±$6k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$375,100±$21kLowest 18% above VT |
| Waitsfield 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 |
— | $1,302±$113Lowest 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 | $6,483 29% above VT |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$6,936Highest 38% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montpelier and Waitsfield 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
53.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
18 min 23% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.9%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Middlesex 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 | — | — | #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 | 12 photos → | 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.