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Barton vs Morgan vs Winhall
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 affordable homes ($147k median).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Lowest |
827Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
40.9±6.4 5% below VT |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
| Winhall and Morgan 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% |
17%±6.8Lowest 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% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest 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% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall and Barton 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 |
$95,500±$23kHighest 18% above VT |
| Winhall 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 |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$1,112±$64Highest 10% below VT |
$1,094±$732 11% below VT |
| Morgan and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$3,426 32% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Winhall 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% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Morgan and Winhall 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 | — | — |
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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.