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Morristown vs Sandgate vs Stowe
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).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Stowe has the most expensive homes ($648k median).
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 | Sandgate | Stowe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722Highest |
435Lowest |
5,285 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +21.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
46.3±7.6Lowest 7% above VT |
| Sandgate 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% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stowe and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Stowe 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% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Sandgate 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 |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
$93,618±$33kHighest 15% above VT |
| Stowe and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
— | $1,458±$242Highest 18% above VT |
| Stowe 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 |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$7,161Highest 42% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
24.5%±15.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Morristown and Stowe 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% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Stowe 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 | — | Stowe Town School District |
| High school in town | Peoples Academy | — | Stowe High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
— | 11.3Lowest |
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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.