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Bow vs Morristown vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Morristown has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k 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.

MeasureBowMorristownWindsor
People
Population
8,335Highest
5,722
3,554Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.5±2Lowest
7% above U.S.
47.8±4.6Highest
23% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
Morristown and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
25%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.5%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
Bow and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.6%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
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+
60.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$172,857±$16kHighest
114% above U.S.
$66,273±$5k
18% below U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$506,500±$34kHighest
52% above U.S.
$298,600±$48k
10% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,539±$178Highest
9% above U.S.
$1,214±$123
14% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$9,584Highest
207% above U.S.
$4,838Lowest
55% above U.S.
$5,209
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39%±13.2
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±12.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Morristown and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
65%
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
22.7%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #26 of 120 in NH #35 of 70 in VT #61 of 70 in VT
School district Bow School District Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 —
High school in town Bow High School Peoples Academy —
Students per teacherat that high school
12.8Highest
12.4Lowest
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U.S. 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.