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Moretown vs Marshfield vs Waterbury
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Waterbury has the most expensive homes ($447k 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 | Marshfield | Waterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Lowest |
1,863 |
5,405Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
| Moretown and Waterbury 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% |
24.2%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Waterbury 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% |
17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waterbury 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Waterbury 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±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
$103,917±$23k 28% above VT |
| Moretown and Waterbury 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 |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT |
$447,200±$40kHighest 41% above VT |
| Waterbury 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 |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
$1,027±$535 17% below VT |
| Marshfield and Waterbury 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 |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
$6,435Highest 28% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.8%±21.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Waterbury 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% |
9.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
70.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
28.3%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waterbury and Marshfield 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 | — | — | #20 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.