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Whiting vs Addison vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Addison has the most homeowners (89.2%).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (18.8%).
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 | Whiting | Addison | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,175 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.2% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
| Addison and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Middlebury and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
| Addison and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4% VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 7% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Addison 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 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — | 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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| 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.