Compare towns
Weybridge vs Whitingham 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).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Whitingham | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
1,368 |
7,220Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Weybridge and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% 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 |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% 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±$508Highest about the VT average |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,201±$120 about the VT average |
| 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 |
$5,055Lowest about the VT average |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Whitingham 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 24% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest 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 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.