Compare towns
Morristown vs Mount Tabor vs Elmore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
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 | Morristown | Mount Tabor | Elmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722Highest |
304Lowest |
964 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45±3.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
— | $98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,600±$48kLowest 6% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$315,800±$47k about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,225±$263 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$5,066 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.8%±65.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Morristown and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Morristown and Mount Tabor 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 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | Peoples Academy | — | None in town |
| 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.