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Rupert vs Middlebury vs Whiting
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% 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 | Rupert | Middlebury | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 676 |
9,175Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
| Whiting and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
| Middlebury and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
| Whiting and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594 9% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Rupert 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 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| 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.