Morgan, VT

The affordability dashboard for Morgan, VT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 711 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (71/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $91,250, median home value of $313,500, median rent of $1,112 per month, and 35.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,184 per month (studio $940, 1BR $993, 3BR $1,528, 4BR $1,986).

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Morgan, VT include income, rent. Unemployment currently reads 0.0% and poverty 10.7% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.