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Elmore vs Marshfield vs Morristown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Elmore has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Morristown has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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.

MeasureElmoreMarshfieldMorristown
People
Population
964
470Lowest
5,722Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
—
+4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
45±3.5
4% above VT
42.4±8.8Lowest
about the VT average
47.8±4.6Highest
11% above VT
Morristown and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.4%±9.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.4%±9.1
VT: 17.9%
11.5%±3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Elmore and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.6%±2.6
VT: 21.4%
10.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±5.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
47.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
35.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
40.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2.4
VT: 7%
5.6%±2.7Highest
VT: 7%
Morristown and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,750±$24kHighest
22% above VT
$84,375±$20k
4% above VT
$66,273±$5kLowest
18% below VT
Elmore and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,800±$47kHighest
about the VT average
$178,300±$31kLowest
44% below VT
$298,600±$48k
6% below VT
Elmore and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,225±$263Highest
about the VT average
$1,125±$79Lowest
9% below VT
$1,214±$123
about the VT average
Elmore and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,066Highest
about the VT average
$3,269Lowest
35% below VT
$4,838
4% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.8%±65.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
52.4%±62.4Highest
VT: 48.4%
40%±12.7
VT: 48.4%
Marshfield and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
4.9%
VT: 10.1%
9.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.2%
VT: 73.2%
65%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
25% above VT
29 min
24% above VT
21 minLowest
10% below VT
Work from home
9.4%±4.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
17.5%±7.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
11%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
Marshfield 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 Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 — Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town None in town — Peoples Academy
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.4
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.