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Brookfield vs Morristown vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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.
| Measure | Brookfield | Morristown | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Lowest |
5,722Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 9% above VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Morristown and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Brookfield and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Morristown and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Morristown and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #35 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Peoples Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.