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Brattleboro vs Ogunquit vs Windham vs Morristown

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brattleboro has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 41.8).

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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.

MeasureBrattleboroOgunquitWindhamMorristown
People
Population
12,122
1,379Lowest
19,188Highest
5,722
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.6±4.5
17% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
47.8±4.6
23% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.5%±3
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.5%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
46.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
40.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.1%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Morristown and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$58,241±$8kLowest
28% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$107,934±$14k
34% above U.S.
$66,273±$5k
18% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$257,300±$18kLowest
23% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$388,900±$22k
17% above U.S.
$298,600±$48k
10% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,074±$58Lowest
24% below U.S.
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$1,232±$332Highest
13% below U.S.
$1,214±$123
14% below U.S.
Windham and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,700Highest
83% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,938Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,838
55% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.9%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
32.7%±14.7
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±12.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Brattleboro and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
17.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
58.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
65%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
28% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
21 min
20% below U.S.
Work from home
17.9%±4
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #33 of 70 in VT — #95 of 133 in ME #35 of 70 in VT
School district Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 — RSU 14 Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town Brattleboro Union High School — Windham High School Peoples Academy
Students per teacherat that high school
9.0Lowest
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12.1
12.4Highest
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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.