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Bennington vs Windsor vs Morristown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Morristown has the most expensive homes ($299k median).
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 | Bennington | Windsor | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
2,060Lowest |
5,722 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7k 27% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$66,273±$5kHighest 18% below VT |
| Morristown and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63 8% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
22 minHighest 6% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Bennington and Morristown 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
— | 12.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.