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Morristown vs Montpelier vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Montpelier has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Morristown | Montpelier | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722 |
8,014Highest |
3,554Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
42.3±2.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Morristown and Windsor 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% |
17.9%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7% VT: 43.8% |
66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
$81,030±$6kHighest about the VT average |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
$375,100±$21kHighest 18% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,214±$123 about the VT average |
$1,302±$113Highest 6% above VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Montpelier 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 |
$6,936Highest 38% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Montpelier and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65%Highest VT: 73.2% |
53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
18 minLowest 23% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 70 in VT | #9 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | — |
| High school in town | Peoples Academy | Montpelier High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.