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Middlesex vs Monkton vs Morristown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Monkton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Middlesex | Monkton | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Lowest |
1,999 |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
47.1±5.4 9% above VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Morristown and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50% VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13k 35% above VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
| Monkton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
$298,600±$48kLowest 6% below VT |
| Monkton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,301±$120 5% above VT |
$1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
| Middlesex and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,887 17% above VT |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
96.6% VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Monkton 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 | — | — | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | 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 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.