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Hyde Park vs Pittsfield 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).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).
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 | Pittsfield | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
391Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% 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% |
13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest 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% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 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% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest 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 |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$313,300±$73kHighest about the VT average |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
| 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 |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
| 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 |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest 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% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 11% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 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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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.