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Weybridge vs Olean vs Middlebury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($159k 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.

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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.

MeasureWeybridgeOleanMiddlebury
People
Population
781Lowest
1,664
9,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.6±3
33% above U.S.
53.8±5.5Highest
38% above U.S.
31.8±3.7Lowest
18% below U.S.
Olean 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
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Weybridge and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.2%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
55.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
32.6%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,083±$18kHighest
46% above U.S.
$74,583±$20kLowest
8% below U.S.
$86,169±$16k
7% above U.S.
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
26% above U.S.
$158,600±$17kLowest
52% below U.S.
$409,700±$30k
23% above U.S.
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
13% below U.S.
$666±$334Lowest
53% below U.S.
$1,156±$113
18% below U.S.
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
96% above U.S.
$4,027Lowest
29% above U.S.
$6,868Highest
120% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.4%±30.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±25.5
U.S.: 51.1%
50.9%±14.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Weybridge and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
65.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1962Lowest
18 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
18 min
32% below U.S.
19 minHighest
30% below U.S.
16 minLowest
41% below U.S.
Work from home
15%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
5.8%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.8%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
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 — #337 of 484 in NY #17 of 70 in VT
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 — Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town — Middlebury Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.6
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U.S. 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.