Morrisville, Vt, 1889
Morrisville’s story
228 years in pictures
Census counts: 1,262 in 1900, 2,086 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1889 and 5 maps from 1930 on.
- 1798Morrisville is settled
MorrisvilleVT
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
2,404
2025 Census estimate · +12.5% since 2020
Typical home
$367K
−0.9% in a year
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
45.3
years
Jobs based here
2,251
A job hub
Is Morrisville a good place to live?
The best of Morrisville’s subject grades are an A for walkability and schools and an A− for health; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 5 have a lower share of households owning their home than Morrisville. Morrisville’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, where Vermont’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Morrisville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 95% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 9 of Vermont’s 172 towns do worse. Morrisville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Morrisville stand out
Where Morrisville beats most towns.
0historic places
HistoryA+
Settled in 1798
A long history
A history going back 228 years.
Jobs vs. working residents
Jobs here2,251
Residents who work1,012
Work
A regional job hub: more jobs per worker than 95% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Morrisville9.2
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical VT town7.2
Civic lifeA
27% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Vermont town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
A job hub
Every workday, about 2,072 people come to Morrisville for work
Where Morrisville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2,251jobs based in Morrisville
18%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Morrisville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Morrisville is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 11.6 of 20; 4.7% of households have no car; 5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitAOpen →Cost of livingDOpen →SchoolsBeat 85% of Vermont districts on tests and graduationAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →HealthCopley Hospital 0.2 miles awayA−Open →Jobs & income$68K median household incomeCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsC+Open →History4 notable people born hereA+Open →Civic life9.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 45.3; 33% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Morrisville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morrisville, and how to reach them.
PowerVillage of MorrisvilleEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterMorrisville Water and LightNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Morrisville’s trash rules yet
SchoolsElmore-Morristown Unified Union School District 90Lamoille South Supervisory Union2 districts serve Morrisville; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Vermont you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received by Election Day).vote.govWho runs elections hereMorristown Town ClerkTown of Morristown; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026
ZIP code0566105661 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Morrisville.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Morrisville has 2.2 jobs for every working resident, and 2,072 people commute in
In the comparison, Morrisville comes above both the Vermont town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Most working residents leave Morrisville for work: only 18% work in town. Since 2013, Morrisville has added 498 jobs, to 2,251 in 2023.
18%work in town
| Morrisville | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 16% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Morrisville18%
Morristown35%
Stowe23%
Hyde Park4%
Burlington4%
8 mi
median commute distance
2,251
jobs based in Morrisville
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthA−
Residents of Morrisville are healthier than 80% of U.S. towns
Morrisville tracks Vermont closely on all 31 CDC measures. 74% of Morrisville adults had a checkup this year.
80%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Morrisville | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 76% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 35% |
31 measures vs. Vermont
0 better31 too close to call0 worse
Copley Hospital
0.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Very low risk in Morrisville, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morrisville.
19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
5
paid flood claims since 1980
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Morrisville has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Morrisville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Morrisville’s July high is 79°F.
139″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter10–29°
Spring30–53°
Summer54–77°
Fall37–57°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 20
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade D
Morrisville’s typical home value is about $367K
The typical Morrisville home is worth about $367,000, down 0.9% in a year, 6% below the Vermont typical home.
$367KZillow home value
Typical home value
Morrisville$367K
Vermont$392K
−0.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsC+
Morrisville has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
2.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,265 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oxbow Riverfront Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
| 2. Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 33 attractions →Lake Champlain and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morrisville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LakeLake Champlain
11 mi MountainMount Mansfield
10 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft vertical
39 mi TheatreHaskell Free Library and Opera House
29 mi LakeLake Willoughby
9 mi Ski areaSmugglers' Notch Resort110 runs · 2,533 ft verticalSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Haskell Free Library and Opera House: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Smugglers' Notch Resort: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Morrisville
19pages on Morrisville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Morrisville
About 11 of every 100 Morrisville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
Famous people from Morrisville
4 notable people were born in Morrisville.
About Morrisville
Village in Vermont, United States
Morrisville is a village in the town of Morristown, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 2,086. Morrisville has two country clubs, a hospital, a school featuring Greek architecture and an airport. Morrisville is the headquarters for Union Bank and Concept2.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- ZIP code
- 05661
- Area code
- 802
Questions about Morrisville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Morrisville, VT expensive?
Yes. That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($74,908 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
What is Morrisville, VT known for?
4 notable people were born here, including Hannah Dreissigacker and Alban James Parker.