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Morgan vs Victory vs Panton
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 youngest population (median age 40.9).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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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 | Victory | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Highest |
53Lowest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -4.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest 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% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory 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% |
26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1 VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Panton 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 |
— | $86,667±$10kLowest 7% above 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±$66kLowest about the VT average |
— | $438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,112±$64Lowest 10% below VT |
— | $1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,426 32% below VT |
$2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest 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% VT: 10.1% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 15% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest 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.