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Hyde Park vs Hyde Park vs Morristown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Morristown has the most expensive homes ($299k 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 | Hyde Park | Hyde Park | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,000 |
513Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Morristown and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$9k 4% above VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,883Lowest 23% below VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
$4,838Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 12% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Morristown and Hyde Park 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 | #59 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | Lamoille Union High School | — | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
— | 12.4Highest |
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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.