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Tunbridge vs Morristown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Morristown has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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.

MeasureTunbridgeMorristown
People
Population
1,253Lowest
5,722Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
47.8±4.6Highest
11% above VT
Morristown and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.5%±3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±5.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
Morristown and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
40.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
5.6%±2.7Highest
VT: 7%
Morristown and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,464±$26kHighest
10% above VT
$66,273±$5kLowest
18% below VT
Tunbridge and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
$298,600±$48kLowest
6% below VT
Tunbridge and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
$1,214±$123Lowest
about the VT average
Tunbridge and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645Lowest
8% below VT
$4,838Highest
4% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
40%±12.7Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
9.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
65%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1979Lowest
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
31% above VT
21 minLowest
10% below VT
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
11%±4.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #35 of 70 in VT
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town None in town Peoples Academy
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.