Compare towns
Weybridge vs Mount Holly 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).
Mount Holly has the most affordable homes ($297k median).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 23.7).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% 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 | Mount Holly | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
1,415 |
7,220Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3 20% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Mount Holly 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% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly 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% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly 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% VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$86,250±$18k 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 |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$417,400±$31k 32% 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±$508 about the VT average |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Holly and Weybridge 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 |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Highest 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 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.