Compare towns
Morgan vs Newark vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morgan has the most expensive homes ($311k median).
Newark has the most kids (22% under 18).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Morgan | Newark | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Highest |
727 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
41.4±6 4% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest 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+ | 27.7%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Morgan and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Sandgate and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% 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 | $311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% 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 | $1,112±$64Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,426 32% below VT |
$3,771Highest 25% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Newark and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 15% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.