Compare towns
Barnard vs Moretown vs Waitsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Moretown has the highest household income ($104k).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
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 | Barnard | Moretown | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211 |
1,532Highest |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.1% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,581±$19k 20% above VT |
$104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
| Moretown and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
$380,800±$36kLowest 20% above VT |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
— |
| Barnard and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$5,506 9% above VT |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 21% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.