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Wheelock vs Pomfret vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Wheelock | Pomfret | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
908 |
7,220Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6 18% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Pomfret and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58% VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$86,250±$18kHighest 6% above VT |
| Middlebury and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
| Middlebury and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,170±$98Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,201±$120Highest about the VT average |
| Middlebury and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$6,722 33% above VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4 VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Wheelock 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 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| 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.