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Vienna vs Middlebury vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Hanover has the oldest housing (typical home built 1950).
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 | Vienna | Middlebury | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,184Lowest |
9,175Highest |
6,882 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±6Highest 38% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
50.6±5.5 30% above U.S. |
| Vienna and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Vienna and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hanover and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,244±$10k 3% above U.S. |
$86,169±$16kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$71,563±$9kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Middlebury and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,000±$20kLowest 62% below U.S. |
$409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$141,500±$16k 57% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $928±$166Lowest 34% below U.S. |
$1,156±$113Highest 18% below U.S. |
$993±$105 30% below U.S. |
| Middlebury and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,680Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
$2,881 8% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±15.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.5%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Vienna and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 9.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlebury and Hanover 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 | #436 of 484 in NY | #17 of 70 in VT | #196 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.