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Danby vs Morristown vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the most kids (14.6% under 18).
Morristown has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Danby | Morristown | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133 |
5,722Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
47.8±4.6Lowest 11% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Danby and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13kHighest 5% below VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
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| Danby and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Danby and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Danby and Morristown 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 | — | #35 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Peoples Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.