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Pendleton vs Middlebury vs Whiting
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pendleton has the most homeowners (91.1%).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($417k median).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% 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 | Pendleton | Middlebury | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,034 |
7,220Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 20% above U.S. |
23.7±1.3Lowest 39% below U.S. |
39.6±2.7 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±6.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Whiting and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
13%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pendleton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
61.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
40.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$27kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$86,250±$18kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$91,250±$38k 13% above U.S. |
| Pendleton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39k 12% below U.S. |
$417,400±$31kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$280,400±$36kLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,201±$120 15% below U.S. |
$1,204±$519Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Whiting and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623 112% above U.S. |
$6,795Highest 118% above U.S. |
$4,227Lowest 36% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.6%±15.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.3%±37.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Whiting and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 15% below U.S. |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlebury and Pendleton 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5 |
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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.