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Wallingford vs Middlesex vs West Rutland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
West Rutland has the most affordable homes ($196k 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 | Wallingford | Middlesex | West Rutland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,286Highest |
1,943Lowest |
2,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
47.8±5.1Highest 11% above VT |
| West Rutland and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.8%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Wallingford and West Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and West Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$61,161±$27kLowest 25% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$196,400±$27kLowest 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$95 28% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$883±$151Lowest 28% below VT |
| Middlesex and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355 14% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$3,498Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±13.5 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
60.1%±22.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.6%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and West Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.