What percentage of people rent in Morristown, VT?

Name: Renters and owners in Morristown, VT, 2020–2024
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35.0% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Morristown, VT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,062 renting households against 1,969 that own their home.

In Morristown, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 35.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.0% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 1,062 (±252)
Median renter income: $50,630 (±$5,942)

Who rents and who owns in Morristown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Morristown	Lamoille County	Vermont	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.0% (±7.2 points)	27.1% (±2.6 points)	26.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,062 (±252)	3,236 (±353)	73,337 (±1,434)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,969 (±202)	8,687 (±363)	200,079 (±1,748)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	1.8 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,630 (±$5,942)	$49,932 (±$3,478)	$49,234 (±$1,333)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,083 (±$12,938)	$88,529 (±$6,895)	$97,138 (±$1,553)	$100,009

In Morristown, the renter share is higher than in Lamoille County (27.1%).

It is also higher than in Vermont (26.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lamoille County, Morristown ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 18 of 246.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Morristown has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	31.2% (±6.3 points)	35.0% (±7.2 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$950 (±$63)	$1,214 (±$123)	+27.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,592 (±$6,633)	$66,273 (±$4,629)	+4.2%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Morristown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Morristown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Morristown	—	35.0% (±7.2 points)	—
Hyde Park (Lamoille County, village)	4.0 mi	20.4% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Stowe	5.2 mi	21.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Stowe (community)	5.9 mi	34.4% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hyde Park (Lamoille County, town)	6.4 mi	15.7% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Johnson (Lamoille County, village)	6.5 mi	66.8% (±11.8 points)	Higher
Johnson (Lamoille County, town)	7.4 mi	41.6% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Elmore	7.5 mi	7.3% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Worcester	8.8 mi	14.1% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hyde Park (Lamoille County, village), VT (20.4%), Stowe, VT (21.4%), Hyde Park (Lamoille County, town), VT (15.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Johnson (Lamoille County, village), VT (66.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lamoille County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Johnson (Lamoille County, town)	41.6% (±7.4 points)
2	Morristown	35.0% (±7.2 points)
3	Cambridge (Lamoille County, town)	29.7% (±7.3 points)
4	Eden	22.6% (±9.4 points)
5	Stowe	21.4% (±5.6 points)
6	Wolcott	20.5% (±7.2 points)
7	Waterville	20.1% (±10.3 points)
8	Hyde Park (Lamoille County, town)	15.7% (±6.4 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Lamoille County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Morristown include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Morrisville.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Morristown

How many renters are there in Morristown?

Morristown has an estimated 1,062 (±252) renting households, 35.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Morristown?

In Morristown, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 35.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Morristown?

A renting household in Morristown has 1.5 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Morristown?

The median renting household in Morristown, VT has an income of $50,630 (±$5,942) a year, against $77,083 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Morristown town, Lamoille County, Vermont (county subdivision:46675, in state:50 county:015).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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