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Kirby vs Barre vs Morgan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kirby has the most kids (30% under 18).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Morgan has the highest household income ($91k).
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 | Kirby | Barre | Morgan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
8,412Highest |
827 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
42.2±6.6Highest about the VT average |
40.9±6.4 5% below VT |
| Barre and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Morgan and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
| Morgan and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,900±$63k 4% below VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
| Morgan and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,112±$64 10% below VT |
| Kirby and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,597 9% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barre and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
17.3% VT: 10.1% |
10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Morgan and Kirby 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 | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.