Compare towns
Moretown vs Sharon 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).
Sharon has the most affordable homes ($347k median).
Waitsfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | Sharon | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Lowest |
1,577 |
1,918Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Moretown and Sharon 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% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waitsfield and Sharon 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% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waitsfield and Sharon 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% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest 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±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$84,375±$17kLowest 4% above VT |
$84,375±$34kLowest 4% above VT |
| Moretown and Sharon 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 |
$346,700±$37kLowest 10% above 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 |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$1,200±$821 about the VT average |
| Sharon and Waitsfield 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 |
$5,903 17% above VT |
$6,208Highest 23% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9 VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Sharon 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%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 |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest 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 | Sharon School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.