Compare towns
Moretown vs Milton vs Duxbury
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%).
Milton has the highest household income ($119k).
Duxbury has the youngest population (median age 37.5).
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 | Milton | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Lowest |
10,769Highest |
1,548 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
41.6±2.5 3% below VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
| Moretown and Milton 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% |
17.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Duxbury and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±2.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
16%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Moretown and Milton 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% |
33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.3 VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,423±$7kLowest 29% above VT |
$118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
| Milton and Duxbury 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 |
$372,500±$20k 18% above VT |
$364,600±$27kLowest 15% above VT |
| Moretown and Milton 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 |
$1,536±$257Highest 24% above VT |
$1,318±$407 7% above VT |
| Milton and Duxbury 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 |
$5,610 11% above VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.1%±20.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21 VT: 48.4% |
| Milton 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% |
3.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±2.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown and Duxbury 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 | — | #56 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Milton School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Milton Senior High School | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
9.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.