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Stoddard vs Middlebury vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoddard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Stoddard | Middlebury | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,072Lowest |
9,175Highest |
1,609 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53±4Highest 36% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
51.5±4.5 32% above U.S. |
| Stoddard and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Salisbury and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,904±$11k 18% above U.S. |
$86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,300±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
$409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$363,400±$47k 9% above U.S. |
| Middlebury and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$751Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,156±$113 18% below U.S. |
$1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,316Lowest 38% above U.S. |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
$5,859 88% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stoddard and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury 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 | Stoddard School District | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| 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.