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Middlebury is a big small town of 7,220 people in Addison County, Vermont. It's about 34 miles from Burlington, VT and 157 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,220people
$417kTypical home
$1,201/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
69"Snow
182Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,220
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 509 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Hartford, CT
- 34 mi to Burlington, VT
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,632/mo)
- Median rent $1,201/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 21 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 (49 per 100k)
- Low property crime (891 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 18% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 39% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BTV airport
- 93 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 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
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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