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Weybridge vs Dover vs Enosburgh vs Middlebury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
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.

MeasureWeybridgeDoverEnosburghMiddlebury
People
Population
781Lowest
1,466
2,804
9,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+60%Highest
VT: +2.8%
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+7.7%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.6±3
20% above VT
53.5±8.3Highest
24% above VT
40.6±3.9
6% below VT
31.8±3.7Lowest
26% below VT
Dover and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±3.7
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±5.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21%±4.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.6%±1.9
VT: 17.9%
Enosburgh and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.2%±2.9
VT: 21.4%
29.5%±6.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
20.7%±2.6
VT: 21.4%
Dover and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
48.9%
VT: 43.8%
20.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
55.4%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.6
VT: 7%
2.5%±2.9Lowest
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.4
VT: 7%
32.6%±1.1Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,083±$18kHighest
45% above VT
$52,313±$7kLowest
36% below VT
$63,828±$17k
21% below VT
$86,169±$16k
6% above VT
Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$419,900±$35kHighest
33% above VT
$332,900±$55k
5% above VT
$223,100±$39kLowest
30% below VT
$409,700±$30k
29% above VT
Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,227±$508Highest
about the VT average
$670±$49Lowest
46% below VT
$852±$87
31% below VT
$1,156±$113
6% below VT
Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,117
21% above VT
$4,510
10% below VT
$3,624Lowest
28% below VT
$6,868Highest
36% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.4%±30.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
38.1%±17.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
48.9%±11.2
VT: 48.4%
50.9%±14.4
VT: 48.4%
Weybridge and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
VT: 10.1%
7.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
13.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
10.7%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.1%
VT: 73.2%
75.7%
VT: 73.2%
65.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
same as VT
1984Highest
8 yrs newer than VT
1972Lowest
4 yrs older than VT
1976
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
18 min
24% below VT
22 min
6% below VT
32 minHighest
36% above VT
16 minLowest
33% below VT
Work from home
15%±4.5
VT: 16.9%
23.2%±11.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.1%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
18.8%±4.1
VT: 16.9%
Dover and Middlebury 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 — — #26 of 70 in VT #17 of 70 in VT
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 River Valleys Unified School District #73 Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town None in town Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Middlebury Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.4Lowest
12.6Highest
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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.