Compare towns
Panton vs Barre vs Morgan vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k median).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Morgan has the highest household income ($91k).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
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 | Panton | Barre | Morgan | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 690Lowest |
8,412Highest |
827 |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2% VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
| Sutton and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 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+ | 16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Morgan and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
| Barre and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
$71,250±$18k 12% 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 | $438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$311,300±$66k about the VT average |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,112±$64 10% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
$3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.8% VT: 73.2% |
85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.