Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Orange 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).
Orange has the most people working from home (13.5%).
Morristown has the most expensive homes ($299k median).
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 | Orange | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
957 |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
50.3±5.3Highest 17% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Orange 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% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Orange 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% |
19.4%±4 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Morristown and Orange 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% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Orange 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 |
$71,302±$13k 12% below VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$222,000±$22k 30% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
$1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
| Orange and Hyde Park 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 |
$3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,838Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest 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% |
7.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Orange 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 | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | 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.