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Hyde Park vs Sheldon vs Sutton 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 highest household income ($90k).
Sheldon has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Sheldon | Sutton | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 513Lowest |
2,267 |
790 |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.5% VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Morristown and Sutton 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% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Sutton 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 |
$78,533±$25k 3% below VT |
$71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Sheldon 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 |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Sheldon 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 |
$1,286±$379 4% above VT |
— | $1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Sheldon 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 |
$3,578Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$4,838Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 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% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
89%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Sheldon and Sutton 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 | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | None 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 | 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.