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Minerva vs Middlebury vs Schroon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minerva has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Schroon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Minerva | Middlebury | Schroon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 836Lowest |
9,175Highest |
1,897 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.2±5.7Highest 44% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
54±9.9 39% above U.S. |
| Minerva and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Schroon and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.6%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Minerva and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,303±$9kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$86,169±$16kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$69,955±$10k 13% below U.S. |
| Middlebury and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,800±$22kLowest 48% below U.S. |
$409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$272,800±$21k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $784±$102 45% below U.S. |
$1,156±$113Highest 18% below U.S. |
$516±$33Lowest 63% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,608Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
$3,291 6% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±74.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.6%±36.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlebury and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
17 min 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.6%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.7%±16.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schroon and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.