Benson vs Middletown Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Benson and Middletown Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Benson and Middletown Springs are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Benson has the higher population (191 vs 134 in Middletown Springs). Middletown Springs has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $33,214 in Benson). Middletown Springs has the higher median home value ($190,300 vs $164,100 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Middletown Springs
Population	191	134
Median age	34.9 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$33,214	$66,250
Median home value	$164,100	$190,300
Median gross rent	$1,094	$1,125
Housing units	114	44
Homeownership rate	55.7%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.6%	52.6%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Middletown Springs
Population	253 → 191 (-24.5%)	117 → 134 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$37,344 → $33,214 (-11.1%)	$58,125 → $66,250 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$156,900 → $164,100 (+4.6%)	$168,800 → $190,300 (+12.7%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $1,094 (+136.3%)	$1,125 → $1,125 (+0.0%)

Benson

Population

253191

Median household income

$37,344$33,214

Median home value

$156,900$164,100

Median gross rent

$463$1,094

Middletown Springs

Population

117134

Median household income

$58,125$66,250

Median home value

$168,800$190,300

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Middletown Springs
Under 5	3.7%	12.7%
5 to 17	19.4%	20.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	16.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	7.3%	7.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	5.8%	3.7%
75 and over	18.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Middletown Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Middletown Springs
No high school diploma	15.7%	10.3%
High school graduate	48.8%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	10.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Middletown Springs
Drove alone	79.7%	87.3%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.8%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Middletown Springs
1-unit, detached	56.1%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Middletown Springs
Poverty rate	16.2%	4.7%
Average household size	2.17	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1955	1967