Compare towns
Vergennes vs Middlesex vs Royalton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vergennes has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Royalton has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
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 | Vergennes | Middlesex | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,565 |
1,943Lowest |
2,752Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±2.1Highest 8% above VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Vergennes and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Royalton and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,587±$13kLowest 6% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$103,938±$24k 28% above VT |
| Middlesex and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,000±$24k about the VT average |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$263,200±$73kLowest 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,040±$391 16% below VT |
| Middlesex and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,578 11% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Vergennes and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1965Lowest 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 9% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Royalton 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 | #22 of 70 in VT | — | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | Vergennes Union High School | None in town | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7Lowest |
— | 8.7Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.