Compare towns
Moretown vs Middlebury
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 kids (17.3% under 18).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,532Lowest |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Middlebury 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% |
55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
| Moretown and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,800±$36kLowest 20% above VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Middlebury 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 |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
| Middlebury and Moretown 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.