Compare towns
Moretown vs Wells vs Salisbury
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%).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Wells | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Highest |
1,148Lowest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8Lowest 9% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Wells and Salisbury 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% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Moretown and Salisbury 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% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Moretown and Wells 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 |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Moretown and Salisbury 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 |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Moretown and Salisbury 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 |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Wells 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 |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Salisbury 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown and Wells 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 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None 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.