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Morristown vs Ogunquit vs Hyde Park

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 most renters (35% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Hyde Park has the most kids (20% 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.

MeasureMorristownOgunquitHyde Park
People
Population
5,722Highest
1,379Lowest
3,000
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.8±4.6
23% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
41.6±3.9Lowest
7% above U.S.
Kids under 18
11.5%±3
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
25.5%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.7%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.6%Lowest
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%
4.8%±3.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Morristown and Hyde Park 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.
$84,375±$9k
5% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$298,600±$48k
10% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$198,400±$39kLowest
40% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,214±$123Highest
14% below U.S.
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$1,007±$340Lowest
29% below U.S.
Morristown and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,838Highest
55% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,883Lowest
24% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±12.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.8%±14.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Morristown and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
65%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.2%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #35 of 70 in VT — #59 of 70 in VT
School district Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 — Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A
High school in town Peoples Academy — Lamoille Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.4Highest
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10.0Lowest
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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.