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Morristown vs Stowe vs Hyde Park
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).
Stowe has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k 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 | Stowe | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722Highest |
5,285 |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+21.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
46.3±7.6 7% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Stowe 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% |
22.5%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Stowe and Morristown 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% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
| 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 VT |
$93,618±$33kHighest 15% above VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
| Stowe 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 6% below VT |
$647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
$1,458±$242Highest 18% above VT |
$1,306±$285 6% above VT |
| Stowe and Hyde Park 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 |
$7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
24.5%±15.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Morristown 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
78.6% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | 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.