Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Eden vs Morristown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering Hyde ParkHyde Park
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Eden has the youngest population (median age 37.7).
Morristown has the most people working from home (11%).
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 | Eden | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
1,351 |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
37.7±1.9Lowest 13% below VT |
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 | 22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
11.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±3.8 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$83,578±$8k about the VT average |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
$215,900±$27kLowest 32% 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 | $1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,300±$441 5% above VT |
$1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893 23% below VT |
$3,313Lowest 34% below VT |
$4,838Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.3%±39Lowest 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 | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
77.4% VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
38 minHighest 63% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
5.6%±4Lowest 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 | — | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
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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.