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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 most kids (23.8% under 18).
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 | 1,532Lowest |
5,920Highest |
1,918 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
44.3±5.3 about the VT average |
| Moretown and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waitsfield and Moretown 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% |
28.2%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waitsfield and Northfield 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% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$71,768±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$84,375±$34k 4% above VT |
| Moretown and Waitsfield 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 |
$274,400±$21kLowest 13% below VT |
$422,400±$92kHighest 33% 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±$207 18% below VT |
$1,200±$821Highest about the VT average |
| Waitsfield and Northfield 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 |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$6,208Highest 23% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6 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% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown and Waitsfield 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Northfield Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.