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Mendon 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
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Windsor has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
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 | Mendon | Morristown | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
5,722Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Mendon and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Mendon and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Mendon and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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 | — | #35 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — |
| High school 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.