Compare towns
Moretown vs Waitsfield vs Barnard
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).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% 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 | Waitsfield | Barnard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Highest |
193Lowest |
1,211 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.1% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8Lowest 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 |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$97,581±$19k 20% above VT |
| Moretown and Barnard 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 |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Barnard 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 |
— | $1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
| Barnard and Moretown 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 |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Moretown 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 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| 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.