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Sudbury vs Middlebury vs Brandon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sudbury has the highest household income ($100k).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Brandon has the most affordable homes ($228k median).
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 | Sudbury | Middlebury | Brandon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 679Lowest |
9,175Highest |
4,120 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.4±4.9 5% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
50.1±3.1Highest 16% above VT |
| Brandon and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Sudbury and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.3%±4.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brandon and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,208±$33kHighest 23% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$64,180±$12kLowest 21% below VT |
| Sudbury and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$49k 7% above VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$227,800±$23kLowest 28% below VT |
| Middlebury and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
$1,064±$225Lowest 14% below VT |
| Middlebury and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,205Lowest 17% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,241 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.7%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
14.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1951Lowest 25 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 50 minHighest 113% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.2%±9.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Sudbury 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 | #69 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 | Otter Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.