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Moretown vs Waitsfield vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% 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 | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532 |
193Lowest |
1,943Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex 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% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.1% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Middlesex 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±$36k 20% above VT |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$376,300±$40kLowest 19% 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 |
— | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3 VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Moretown 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Middlesex 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 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.