Compare towns
Calais vs Ferrisburgh vs Moretown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Ferrisburgh has the most expensive homes ($423k median).
Moretown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Calais | Ferrisburgh | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
2,661Highest |
1,532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
45.5±4.9 6% above VT |
46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
| Moretown and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
23.3%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
51.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
$106,989±$22kHighest 32% above VT |
$104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
| Ferrisburgh and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$422,700±$35kHighest 34% above VT |
$380,800±$36kLowest 20% above VT |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,435±$173Highest 16% above VT |
$838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$6,120 21% above VT |
$5,506Lowest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
57%±19.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Moretown 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 | — | #7 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.