Compare towns
Middlesex vs Cabot vs Wheelock vs Moretown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Middlesex | Cabot | Wheelock | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
1,579 |
717Lowest |
1,532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
| Wheelock and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
| Middlesex and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
| Moretown and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
— | $838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
| Middlesex and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,506 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.