What stands out worked out from the figures below

Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).

Waitsfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Monkton	Waitsfield
People
Population	1,999Highest	1,918Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5%Lowest VT: +2.8%	+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8%
Median age	47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT	44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average
	Monkton and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9%	23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Waitsfield and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4%	28.2%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4%
	Waitsfield 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%	63.6%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7%	3.8%±3Highest VT: 7%
	Waitsfield and Monkton 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	$84,375±$34kLowest 4% above VT
	Monkton and Waitsfield 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	$422,400±$92kHighest 33% above VT
	Waitsfield and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,301±$120Highest 5% above VT	$1,200±$821Lowest about the VT average
	Monkton and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,887Lowest 17% above VT	$6,208Highest 23% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4%	47.4%±30.6Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Monkton and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1%	6%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.6%Highest VT: 73.2%	79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT	1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 24% above VT	25 minLowest 6% above VT
Work from home	26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9%	19%±6.1Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Monkton and Waitsfield 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	Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.