Sun Prairie vs Vaughn

A side-by-side comparison of Sun Prairie and Vaughn: population, income, housing, and more.

Sun Prairie and Vaughn are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sun Prairie has the higher population (1,514 vs 970 in Vaughn). Sun Prairie has the higher median household income ($61,004 vs $54,250 in Vaughn). Vaughn has the higher median home value ($165,600 vs $156,800 in Sun Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Sun Prairie	Vaughn
Population	1,514	970
Median age	49.5 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,004	$54,250
Median home value	$156,800	$165,600
Median gross rent	—	$865
Housing units	638	438
Homeownership rate	98.5%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sun Prairie	Vaughn
Population	1,717 → 1,514 (-11.8%)	807 → 970 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$52,832 → $61,004 (+15.5%)	$52,250 → $54,250 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$150,700 → $156,800 (+4.0%)	$140,200 → $165,600 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$760 → $865 (+13.8%)

Sun Prairie

Population

1,7171,514

Median household income

$52,832$61,004

Median home value

$150,700$156,800

Vaughn

Population

807970

Median household income

$52,250$54,250

Median home value

$140,200$165,600

Median gross rent

$760$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sun Prairie	Vaughn
Under 5	9.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	10.2%	17.6%
18 to 24	12.1%	13.0%
25 to 34	7.9%	10.6%
35 to 44	5.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	17.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	19.2%	5.6%
75 and over	5.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sun Prairie	Vaughn
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	2.8%
Asian	6.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sun Prairie	Vaughn
No high school diploma	8.3%	1.1%
High school graduate	33.4%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sun Prairie	Vaughn
Drove alone	81.1%	84.4%
Carpooled	11.1%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sun Prairie	Vaughn
1-unit, detached	50.3%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49.7%	38.1%

Poverty & households

	Sun Prairie	Vaughn
Poverty rate	9.3%	10.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1979	1979