Compare towns
Weybridge vs Fairlee 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 most kids (19% under 18).
Fairlee has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Weybridge | Fairlee | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
1,066 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3 20% above VT |
56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Fairlee and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Fairlee 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% |
33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$74,760±$10kLowest 8% 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 |
$274,200±$39kLowest 13% 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 |
$1,083±$242Lowest 12% 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 |
$5,617Lowest 11% above VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Weybridge 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% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 24% below VT |
24 minHighest 3% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Weybridge 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 | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Rivendell Interstate School District | 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 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.