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Warren vs Castleton vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Castleton has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
Middlebury has the most renters (34.9% rent).
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 | Warren | Castleton | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585Lowest |
4,453 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
38.3±4.3 11% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Castleton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
19.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$73,854±$23kLowest 9% below VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
| Warren and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$224,800±$71kLowest 29% below VT |
$409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,137±$195Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
$6,868 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
67.7%±21.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Castleton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.5% VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
19 minHighest 17% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #39 of 70 in VT | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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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.