Compare towns
New Haven vs Morristown vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Haven has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).
Sharon has the most kids (21% under 18).
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 | New Haven | Morristown | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,792 |
5,722Highest |
1,577Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48±3.9Highest 11% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| New Haven and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Morristown and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,321±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| New Haven and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,300±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$298,600±$48kLowest 6% below VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| New Haven and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$143Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,967Highest 18% above VT |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.1%±6.7 VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2% VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 7% below VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| New Haven and Sharon 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 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Peoples Academy | None in town |
| 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.