Compare towns
Monkton vs Calais vs Moretown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Moretown has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Monkton | Calais | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,999Highest |
1,713 |
1,532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
| Monkton and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest 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 | $119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
$104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
| Monkton and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,900±$18kLowest 20% above VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$380,800±$36k 20% above VT |
| Calais and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,301±$120 5% above VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
| Calais and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,887 17% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,506Lowest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 24% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Monkton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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.