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Morristown vs Windham vs Putney
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Putney has the youngest population (median age 37.2).
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 | Windham | Putney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722Highest |
594Lowest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
| 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% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Putney 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest 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% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
| Windham and Putney 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 |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
| Windham and Putney 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 |
— | $508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,313 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Putney 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 | — | #32 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| 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.