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Stratton vs Mendon vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Mendon has the oldest population (median age 53.4).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 23.7).
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 | Stratton | Mendon | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,113 |
7,220Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1 27% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$86,250±$18kLowest 6% above VT |
| Stratton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% 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 | $1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
17 min 28% below VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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 |
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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.