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Weybridge vs Stowe 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).
Stowe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.1%).
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 | Stowe | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
5,285 |
7,220Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+21.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
46.3±7.6 7% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Weybridge and Stowe 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% |
22.5%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stowe 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% |
25.8%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Stowe 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
61.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$93,618±$33k 15% above VT |
$86,250±$18kLowest 6% above VT |
| Weybridge and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
$647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$417,400±$31kLowest 32% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508 about the VT average |
$1,458±$242Highest 18% above VT |
$1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
| Stowe and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,117Lowest 21% above VT |
$7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$6,795 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
24.5%±15.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8 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% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.6% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 24% below VT |
19 minHighest 18% below VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Stowe 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 | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Stowe Town School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Stowe High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.