Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min5:07 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min7:23 am – 4:14 pm
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People1,882 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.6793 householdsMedian household income $96,125Median home value $425,200Median rent $992 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,585 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 934 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 13%, public administration 10%Average commute 29 minutes70% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages60% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, French or Haitian Creole 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 10°F51 in of rain a year, on about 112 dayswettest month June118 in of snow a year, on about 48 days1 days above 90°F, 167 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waitsfield 2 Se station, 6 mi away; rain from Waterbury 3.0 Nw; snow from Waitsfield 2 W
Nearby landmarksMoretown Fallswaterfall · under a mileLight Trout Club Lakelake · 1.0 miMount Cobbpeak · 3.0 miMount Waitsfieldpeak · 3.3 miMad Riverriver · 4.3 miWinooski River Reservoirreservoir · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCamels Hump State Parkstate park · 3.5 mi · 61 acresMiddlesex Notch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 625 acresDascombve P. Rowe Playing Fieldspark · 5.3 miHuntington Gap Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 253 acresState House Park And Open Spacestate historic site · 9.1 miMontpelier Recereation Fieldpark · 9.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200249 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 25 Jun 200249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWashington County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured41 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Chittenden County, VT, 21 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCommonsserves 79 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation853 ft260 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral Vermont Medical Center10.5 miPost officeMoretown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMoretown Town Hall1.0 miPoliceVermont State Police Headquarters4.8 miFire stationMoretown Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryMoretown Elementary School1.0 miHighHarwood Union High School1.2 miCollegeNew England Culinary Institute9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV24 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB117 miInterstateI-894.4 miUS highwayUS 24.1 miAmtrakWaterbury-Stowe, VT WAB5.1 miCoachMontpelier Transit CenterFlixBus9.2 miTransit1 stop within a mileGreen Mountain Transit (GMT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05660 ZIP area.
