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Morristown vs Springfield vs Elmore

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).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% 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.

MeasureMorristownSpringfieldElmore
People
Population
5,722Highest
1,122
964Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.8±4.6
23% above U.S.
51.4±8.8Highest
32% above U.S.
45±3.5Lowest
16% above U.S.
Springfield 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
U.S.: 22%
15.1%±8
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±9.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Elmore and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
14.6%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Morristown and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
36.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
47.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$66,273±$5kLowest
18% below U.S.
$100,893±$19kHighest
25% above U.S.
$98,750±$24k
22% above U.S.
Springfield and Elmore 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.
$384,100±$50kHighest
15% above U.S.
$315,800±$47k
5% below U.S.
Springfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,214±$123
14% below U.S.
$1,096±$217Lowest
22% below U.S.
$1,225±$263Highest
13% below U.S.
Elmore and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,838Lowest
55% above U.S.
$5,946Highest
91% above U.S.
$5,066
62% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±12.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
25.9%±64.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±65.8
U.S.: 51.1%
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%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
65%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
11%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
16.7%±11.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Springfield and Morristown 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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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.