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Meredith vs Morrisville 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
Meredith has the most people working from home (23.7%).
Morrisville has the most renters (47.5% rent).
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 | Meredith | Morrisville | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,758Highest |
2,664Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.5±3.7Highest 43% above U.S. |
45.3±6 16% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.2%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Meredith and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.6%±5.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,019±$19kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$68,240±$15k 15% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Meredith and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $480,100±$48kHighest 44% above U.S. |
$276,300±$20k 17% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$304 19% below U.S. |
$1,289±$116Highest 9% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Morrisville and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,006 61% above U.S. |
$4,542Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.5%±9.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.5%±15.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Morrisville and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #62 of 120 in NH | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Inter-Lakes High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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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.