Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Morristown’s subject grades is an A for history; the weakest is a D for incomes. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Morristown, above both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 1 of New York’s 1,213 towns score lower on health. Its National Register listings include Jacob Ford House and Land Office. Morristown's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Jacques Cartier State Park, at 440 acres. Morristown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Morristown beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jacob Ford House| Widest gap | Morristown | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 6% |
Census counts: 827 in 1820, a peak of 2,809 in 1840, 2,082 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1970 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Morristown is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Morristown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Morristown.
The typical Morristown home is worth about $150,000, down 2% in a year, 71% below the New York typical home. Morristown’s median rent is $925 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Morristown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $925 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Morristown Central School District. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Morristown Central School, with 307 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 307 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
46% of adults have obesity in Morristown. Of the 756 New York towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Morristown. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Morristown.
| Morristown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Morristown | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 6% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 11.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 46% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Morristown for work: only 12% work in town. Morristown’s median household income is $66,000. The top destinations are Ogdensburg (14%), Canton (11%) and Gouverneur (5%).
| Morristown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $66,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morristown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Morristown is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morristown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jacques Cartier State Park | — | 440 |
| 2. Black Lake Waterway Access | — | 29 |
| 3. Black Lake Boat Launch | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Morristown; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Morristown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Morristown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
9 places in Morristown on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Morristown is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,974 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Gouverneur Morris, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and landowner in New York. The Town of Morristown is on the northwestern part of the county and contains a village also named Morristown. The village and town are northwest of Gouverneur.
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3 towns share a border with Morristown.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown | — | — | C+ | — | B− | D |
| Macomb | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hammond | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
| Oswegatchie | #381 | B− | A | — | C+ | C− |
Morristown and Hammond have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Morristown, Hammond and Oswegatchie report no FBI crime data of their own. Macomb isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Morristown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 2.4 years of the area's median household income ($62,850 across the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including Charles Shepard Chapman and John E. Haggart.
