Compare towns
Morristown vs Calais vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% 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 | Morristown | Calais | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722Highest |
1,713 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Morristown and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Morristown and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,600±$48kLowest 6% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,214±$123Lowest about the VT average |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
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| Calais and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Windham 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 | — | — |
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | Peoples Academy | None in town | — |
| 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.