Compare towns
Moretown vs Middlesex vs Westminster
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%).
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($274k 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 | Middlesex | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Lowest |
1,943 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Middlesex 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% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below 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 |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below 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 |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.