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Durham vs Johnson vs Morristown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the highest household income ($124k).
Johnson has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Morristown has the oldest population (median age 47.8).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Johnson | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,080Highest |
3,450Lowest |
5,722 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
30.9±6.5 21% below U.S. |
47.8±4.6Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
10.8%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.4%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,056±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$55,346±$14kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$66,273±$5k 18% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $504,300±$41kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$169,400±$62kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$298,600±$48k 10% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$143Highest about the U.S. average |
$948±$45Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,214±$123 14% below U.S. |
| Durham and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,310Lowest 6% above U.S. |
$4,838 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±20.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±12.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Johnson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
65%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
21 min 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 120 in NH | #57 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | Oyster River High School | None in town | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
— | 12.4Highest |
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U.S. 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.