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Westminster vs Morristown vs Walpole

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Morristown has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Walpole has the highest household income ($83k).

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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.

MeasureWestminsterMorristownWalpole
People
Population
497Lowest
5,722Highest
3,690
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.3±11.5Lowest
11% above U.S.
47.8±4.6Highest
23% above U.S.
46.5±10.4
20% above U.S.
Morristown and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
28.4%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.5%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
Westminster and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±11.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
45.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
32.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Morristown and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,000±$22k
about the U.S. average
$66,273±$5kLowest
18% below U.S.
$82,617±$16kHighest
about the U.S. average
Walpole and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$313,600±$39k
6% below U.S.
$298,600±$48kLowest
10% below U.S.
$319,800±$48kHighest
4% below U.S.
Walpole and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$749±$315Lowest
47% below U.S.
$1,214±$123Highest
14% below U.S.
$1,165±$150
18% below U.S.
Morristown and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,480Lowest
44% above U.S.
$4,838
55% above U.S.
$6,078Highest
95% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
6.1%±43.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±12.7
U.S.: 51.1%
51.6%±21.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Walpole and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
65%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
69.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
13% above U.S.
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
23 min
13% below U.S.
Work from home
23.1%±15.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
7.2%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Westminster 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 #53 of 70 in VT #35 of 70 in VT #27 of 120 in NH
School district — Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 Fall Mountain Regional School District
High school in town — Peoples Academy None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.4
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U.S. 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.