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Montpelier vs Moretown vs Putney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montpelier has the most renters (46.9% rent).
Moretown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Putney has the most affordable homes ($300k median).
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 | Montpelier | Moretown | Putney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,014Highest |
1,532Lowest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.4 about the VT average |
46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
| Moretown and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Montpelier and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Montpelier and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,030±$6k about the VT average |
$104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$79,706±$18kLowest about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,100±$21k 18% above VT |
$380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
$300,000±$44kLowest 5% below VT |
| Moretown and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,302±$113Highest 6% above VT |
$838±$462 32% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
| Montpelier and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 38% above VT |
$5,506 9% above VT |
$5,313Lowest 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±9.5 VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 23% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Montpelier 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 | #9 of 70 in VT | — | #32 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | Montpelier High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.