Compare towns
Moretown vs Duxbury vs Huntington
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 most people working from home (21.4%).
Duxbury has the youngest population (median age 37.5).
Huntington has the most affordable homes ($338k 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 | Moretown | Duxbury | Huntington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Lowest |
1,548 |
1,853Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
47.6±4.9Highest 10% above VT |
| Huntington and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Huntington and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.5%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Huntington and Moretown 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% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Moretown 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 |
$105,208±$25kHighest 30% above VT |
$94,497±$3kLowest 16% above VT |
| Duxbury 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 |
$364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
$338,300±$28kLowest 7% above VT |
| Moretown and Duxbury 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 |
$1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
$986±$511 20% below VT |
| Duxbury and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,506Lowest 9% above VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
$5,570 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21 VT: 48.4% |
25.9%±14Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Huntington and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4% VT: 73.2% |
80%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 35% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.