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Moretown vs Northfield vs Waitsfield
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 highest household income ($104k).
Northfield has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Waitsfield has the oldest population (median age 74.8).
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 | Northfield | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532 |
5,920Highest |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Moretown and Northfield 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%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1 VT: 7% |
| Northfield and Waitsfield 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 |
$71,768±$13k 12% below VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,800±$36k 20% above VT |
$274,400±$21kLowest 13% below VT |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
| Waitsfield 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 |
$1,018±$207Highest 18% below VT |
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| Northfield and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,506Highest 9% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield and Waitsfield 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% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.5% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Moretown 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 | — | #42 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Northfield Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.