Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Ripton 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 kids (20% under 18).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).
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 | Ripton | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,000 |
508Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Morristown 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% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$9k 4% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
| Ripton and Morristown 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 |
— | $1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Hyde Park 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 |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 12% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | Lamoille Union High School | None in town | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
— | 12.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.