Living in East Middlebury, VT
East Middlebury is a tiny town of 332 people in Addison County, Vermont. It's about 36 miles from Burlington, VT and 154 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
332people
$231kTypical home
$1,177/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
73"Snow
203Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 332
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 454 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Hartford, CT
- 36 mi to Burlington, VT
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,177/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (404 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 14% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to RUT airport
- 92 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Addison County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.