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Poultney vs Middlebury vs Stratton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering PoultneyEast Poultney
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poultney has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
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 | Poultney | Middlebury | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,033 |
9,175Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -33.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 28.2±4.5Lowest 35% below VT |
31.8±3.7Highest 26% below VT |
31.5±4.1 27% below VT |
| Middlebury and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±5 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Poultney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Poultney and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 22.1%±3.3 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,536±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,600±$43kLowest 38% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
| Middlebury and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $868±$113Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
| Stratton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,450Lowest 32% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.2%±12.4 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65.1% VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 33% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Poultney 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 | #41 of 70 in VT | #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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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.