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Hyde Park vs Morristown vs Pittsfield

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 (22.6% under 18).
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).

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.

MeasureHyde ParkMorristownPittsfield
People
Population
513
5,722Highest
391Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-7.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.6±10.1Lowest
about the VT average
47.8±4.6
11% above VT
53.8±3.5Highest
25% above VT
Pittsfield and Morristown 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%
11.5%±3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
13.6%±8.4
VT: 17.9%
Hyde Park and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.4%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±5.2
VT: 21.4%
30.4%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Pittsfield and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41%
VT: 43.8%
40.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
45.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
5.6%±2.7Highest
VT: 7%
2.8%±3.5
VT: 7%
Morristown and Pittsfield 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
$66,273±$5k
18% below VT
$65,852±$12kLowest
19% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$221,800±$57kLowest
30% below VT
$298,600±$48k
6% below VT
$313,300±$73kHighest
about the VT average
Pittsfield and Morristown 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
$1,214±$123
about the VT average
$1,035±$140Lowest
16% below VT
Hyde Park and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,893Lowest
23% below VT
$4,838
4% below VT
$5,181Highest
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±47.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
40%±12.7
VT: 48.4%
35.6%±43Lowest
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%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
8.4%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%Highest
VT: 73.2%
65%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
76.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Lowest
12 yrs older than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
11% above VT
21 min
10% below VT
19 minLowest
18% below VT
Work from home
7.9%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
11%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
28.1%±24.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
Pittsfield 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 — Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 —
High school in town — Peoples Academy —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.4
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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.