Compare towns
Moretown vs Barre vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moretown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Barre has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Moretown | Barre | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Lowest |
8,412Highest |
1,943 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
| Moretown and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Middlesex and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% 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 | $380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$376,300±$40k 19% 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 | $838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,506 9% above VT |
$5,192Lowest 3% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barre and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex 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 | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.