Compare towns
Moretown vs Putney vs Townshend
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).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Putney | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Lowest |
2,622Highest |
1,538 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
| Townshend and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Moretown and Putney 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% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Townshend and Putney 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% |
48.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
| Moretown and Putney 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 |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$462 32% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,074±$80Highest 13% below VT |
| Townshend 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 |
$5,313Lowest 5% above VT |
$5,364 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Putney 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% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend 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 | — | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.1 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.