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Moretown vs Berlin vs Waitsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moretown has the highest household income ($104k).
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Waitsfield has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
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 | Berlin | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Lowest |
2,880Highest |
1,918 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% VT: +2.8% |
-1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Berlin and Moretown 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% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waitsfield 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% |
26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waitsfield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.1% VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±3 VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
$84,375±$34kLowest 4% above VT |
| Moretown and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,800±$36k 20% above VT |
$273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
$422,400±$92kHighest 33% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Moretown 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 |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,200±$821Highest about the VT average |
| Waitsfield and Berlin 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 |
$4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
$6,208Highest 23% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Berlin 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% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown and Waitsfield 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 | — | #16 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | 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.