Compare towns
Morgan vs Ryegate vs Salisbury
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%).
Ryegate has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Morgan | Ryegate | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Lowest |
1,059 |
1,200Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate 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% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury 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% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Ryegate and Salisbury 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 |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury 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±$66kHighest about the VT average |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Morgan and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,112±$64 10% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.