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Elmore vs Morristown vs Newfane

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).
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).

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.

MeasureElmoreMorristownNewfane
People
Population
964Lowest
5,722Highest
1,456
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.6%
VT: +2.8%
+4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-4.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
45±3.5Lowest
4% above VT
47.8±4.6
11% above VT
54.4±3.9Highest
26% above VT
Newfane and Morristown 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%
11.5%±3
VT: 17.9%
11.1%±3.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Elmore and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.6%±2.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±5.2
VT: 21.4%
29.2%±3.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Newfane and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
47.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
40.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
46.5%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
5.6%±2.7Highest
VT: 7%
2.4%±2.1
VT: 7%
Morristown and Newfane 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
$66,273±$5kLowest
18% below VT
$66,719±$21k
18% below VT
Elmore and Newfane 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
$298,600±$48k
6% below VT
$284,200±$49kLowest
10% 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±$263
about the VT average
$1,214±$123Lowest
about the VT average
$1,266±$238Highest
about the VT average
Newfane and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,066
about the VT average
$4,838Lowest
4% below VT
$5,174Highest
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.8%±65.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
40%±12.7
VT: 48.4%
51.9%±79.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
Newfane 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%
9.8%
VT: 10.1%
10.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
65%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
87.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
1971Lowest
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
25% above VT
21 minLowest
10% below VT
27 min
13% above VT
Work from home
9.4%±4.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
11%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
30.8%±12.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
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 West River Valley Union Education District #72A
High school in town None in town Peoples Academy None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.4
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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.