Compare towns
Barton vs Morgan vs Jericho 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).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Morgan | Jericho | Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 730Lowest |
827 |
5,114Highest |
809 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
40.9±6.4 5% below VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
| Jericho 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% |
21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±4.5Lowest 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% |
27.7%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Morgan and Barton 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% |
34% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
24.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Orleans and Jericho 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 |
$91,250±$25k 12% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$57,159±$10k 30% below VT |
| Jericho and Morgan 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 |
$311,300±$66k about the VT average |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$156,300±$18k 51% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$1,112±$64 10% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$810±$94 34% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185 37% below VT |
$3,426 32% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Barton 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% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
31 minHighest 33% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Morgan and Jericho 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 | — | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.