Compare towns
Weybridge vs Randolph 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).
Randolph has the most affordable homes ($279k 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 | Randolph | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
4,843 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and Randolph 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% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% 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 |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% 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 |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
| Weybridge and Randolph 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 |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 24% below VT |
21 minHighest 12% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4Lowest |
12.6Highest |
| 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.