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Roxbury vs Middlebury vs Kirby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Roxbury | Middlebury | Kirby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942 |
9,175Highest |
756Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 35.6±11.7 17% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
38.8±7.1Highest 10% below VT |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Middlebury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
| Middlebury and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$302,900±$63k 4% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
| Kirby and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,597 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby 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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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.