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Morgan vs Warren vs Ryegate
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).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Ryegate has the most affordable homes ($219k 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 | Warren | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Lowest |
1,585Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest 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% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Warren and Ryegate 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 |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Morgan and Warren 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,112±$64 10% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| 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.