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Morristown vs Ogunquit vs Bristol

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Morristown has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bristol has the most kids (12.8% under 18).

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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.

MeasureMorristownOgunquitBristol
People
Population
5,722Highest
1,379Lowest
3,778
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.8±4.6Lowest
23% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
47.9±4.8
23% above U.S.
Kids under 18
11.5%±3
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
12.8%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Bristol 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
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.9%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±3.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Morristown and Bristol 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 U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$74,620±$8k
8% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$298,600±$48kLowest
10% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$337,300±$46k
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,214±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
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$1,275±$181Highest
10% below U.S.
Bristol and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,838
55% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,978Highest
92% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±12.7
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.9%±14.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bristol and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
65%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
25 min
7% below U.S.
Work from home
11%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.9%±6.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #35 of 70 in VT — #31 of 70 in VT
School district Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 — Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61
High school in town Peoples Academy — Mt. Abraham Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.4Highest
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11.9Lowest
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U.S. 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.