Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Ripton vs Mendon vs Morristown
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).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Ripton | Mendon | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 513 |
508Lowest |
1,113 |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Mendon 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% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Mendon 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% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Mendon 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% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
| Ripton and Mendon 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 |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
| Ripton and Mendon 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 |
— | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Mendon 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 |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Ripton 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 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 |
24 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Ripton 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | 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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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.