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Middleton vs Underhill vs Peabody
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the highest household income ($167k).
Underhill has the most people working from home (19.4%).
Peabody has the most renters (34.4% 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 | Middleton | Underhill | Peabody |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816 |
3,141Lowest |
54,695Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2 11% above U.S. |
38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.3±2.4Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Peabody and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Peabody and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,402±$29kHighest 107% above U.S. |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$96,657±$4k 20% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48kHighest 123% above U.S. |
$446,000±$24kLowest 34% above U.S. |
$596,200±$12k 79% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Lowest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,950±$99Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,785Highest 182% above U.S. |
$6,697 115% above U.S. |
$5,065Lowest 62% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Underhill and Middleton 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 | #71 of 282 in MA | #2 of 70 in VT | #228 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleton | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Peabody |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Peabody Veterans Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.