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Alburgh vs Morgan vs Lowell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alburgh has the most renters (23.1% rent).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Lowell has the most kids (30.7% 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 | Alburgh | Morgan | Lowell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 486Lowest |
827 |
1,070Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 32.9±7.3Lowest 24% below VT |
40.9±6.4Highest 5% below VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
| Morgan and Alburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Alburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Lowell and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$37k 26% below VT |
$91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
| Morgan and Alburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,900±$38k 40% below VT |
$311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,721±$250Highest 39% above VT |
$1,112±$64 10% below VT |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,931 42% below VT |
$3,426Highest 32% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±29.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Alburgh and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
9.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.8% VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 53% above VT |
27 minLowest 15% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.5%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Lowell School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.