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Moretown vs Peru 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 most people working from home (21.4%).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Peru | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532 |
434Lowest |
1,918Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Moretown and Peru 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% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest 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% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waitsfield and Peru 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% |
54.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±3Highest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Moretown 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 |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$84,375±$34kLowest 4% above VT |
| Peru 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±$36kLowest 20% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$422,400±$92kHighest 33% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Peru 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 |
$1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$1,200±$821 about the VT average |
| Peru and Waitsfield 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 |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,208Highest 23% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Peru 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% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest 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 | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.