Compare towns
Morristown vs Plainfield vs St. George
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).
Plainfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1955).
St. George has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
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 | Plainfield | St. George |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722Highest |
1,314 |
812Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+17.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
44.7±13.4Lowest 4% above VT |
| Plainfield and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
25.6%±7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. George and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
15.9%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Morristown and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
53.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| St. George and Morristown 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 |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$109,464±$34kHighest 35% above VT |
| St. George and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,600±$48kLowest 6% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$376,800±$50kHighest 19% above VT |
| St. George and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,214±$123 about the VT average |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,394±$132Highest 13% above VT |
| St. George and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,838 4% below VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$5,514Highest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
96%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. George and Plainfield 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
91.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
27.6%±8.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| St. George and Plainfield 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Peoples Academy | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4 |
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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.