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Hyde Park vs Bow vs Morristown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Bordering Hyde ParkHyde Park
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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.
| Measure | Hyde Park | Bow | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
8,335Highest |
5,722 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 10% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
47.8±4.6Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Morristown and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10k 11% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$298,600±$48k 10% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 8% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,214±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Bow and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,838 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±12.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hyde Park and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #59 of 70 in VT | #26 of 120 in NH | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
12.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.