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Barton vs Morrisville vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most people working from home (16.5%).
Morrisville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
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 | Barton | Morrisville | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Lowest |
2,664Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
45.3±6Highest 5% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Morrisville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$68,240±$15kHighest 16% below VT |
$51,197±$4k 37% below VT |
| Morrisville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$276,300±$20kHighest 13% below VT |
$170,300±$22k 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,542 10% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
17.8% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 min 5% below VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barton and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
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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.