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Bennington vs Morgan vs Newark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
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 | Bennington | Morgan | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
827 |
727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.7±2.3Highest 4% above VT |
40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
41.4±6 4% below VT |
| Bennington and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Morgan and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% VT: 43.8% |
34%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
| Morgan and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
| Morgan and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63 8% below VT |
$1,112±$64Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513Highest 10% below VT |
$3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
$3,771 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% VT: 10.1% |
10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.8% VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Morgan and Bennington 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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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.