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Morristown vs Plainfield 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%).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
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 | Morristown | Plainfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722Highest |
1,314Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Plainfield and Morristown 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% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Plainfield 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% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest 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% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Plainfield 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 |
$69,250±$31kHighest 15% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Plainfield and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Plainfield and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Morristown and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,838 4% below VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Morristown 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest 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 minLowest 10% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield 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.