Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Morristown vs Wolcott
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 highest household income ($84k).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Wolcott has the most people working from home (13.9%).
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 | Morristown | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,000 |
5,722Highest |
1,507Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
42.4±5.9 about the VT average |
| Morristown and Wolcott 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% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wolcott 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% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.1%±2.4Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest 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±$9kHighest 4% above VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
$70,259±$10k 13% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Wolcott 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 |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
$221,300±$23k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
$1,059±$118 14% below VT |
| Morristown and Wolcott 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 |
$4,838Highest 4% below VT |
$3,930 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
75.7%±21.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wolcott 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 | #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 | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | Lamoille Union High School | Peoples Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.