Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Mount Tabor 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).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Mount Tabor | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
304Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest 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 | $89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
— | $66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Morristown and Mount Tabor 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.