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Morristown vs Windsor vs Royalton
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%).
Windsor has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Royalton has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Windsor | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722Highest |
2,060Lowest |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| 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% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Royalton 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4Lowest 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% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Royalton 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±$5k 18% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$263,200±$73k 17% below VT |
| Morristown and Royalton 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 |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,040±$391 16% below VT |
| Morristown and Royalton 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 |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Morristown and Royalton 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
63.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
22 minHighest 6% below VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Royalton 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 | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | Peoples Academy | — | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
— | 8.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.