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Stratton vs Warren 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).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Stratton | Warren | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,585 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
31.8±3.7 26% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
| Stratton and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50kLowest 26% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
| Warren 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 |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$6,868 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Warren 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.