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Morgan vs Panton vs Wheelock
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 highest household income ($91k).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k median).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Panton | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Highest |
690Lowest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Panton 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% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Morgan 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% |
35.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Panton 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 |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Morgan and Panton 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,112±$64Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,426 32% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.