Compare towns
Barton vs Dover vs Morgan vs Orleans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Morgan has the highest household income ($91k).
Orleans has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
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 | Barton | Dover | Morgan | Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 730Lowest |
1,466Highest |
827 |
809 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
40.9±6.4 5% below VT |
41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
| Dover and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34% VT: 43.8% |
24.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Orleans and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$52,313±$7k 36% below VT |
$91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
$57,159±$10k 30% below VT |
| Morgan and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$311,300±$66k about the VT average |
$156,300±$18k 51% below VT |
| Dover and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150 38% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,112±$64Highest 10% below VT |
$810±$94 34% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185 37% below VT |
$4,510Highest 10% below VT |
$3,426 32% below VT |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
84.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
31 minHighest 33% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 70 in VT | — | — | — |
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.