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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.
| Measure | Tunbridge | Morristown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| 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 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
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.

