Compare towns
Morgan vs Newark vs Windham
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 people working from home (22.4%).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Highest |
727 |
594Lowest |
| 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 |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Morgan and Windham 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% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Morgan and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$25k 12% above VT |
$72,929±$7kLowest 10% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,300±$66k about the VT average |
$229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Morgan 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 | $3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
$3,771 25% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Newark 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% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Morgan and Windham 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.