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Stratton vs Morrisville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Morrisville has the most people working from home (12.9%).
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 | Stratton | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 532Lowest |
2,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
45.3±6Highest 5% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$68,240±$15kLowest 16% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$276,300±$20kLowest 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Morrisville and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750Highest 6% below VT |
$4,542Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morrisville and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
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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.