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Westminster vs Windsor vs Morristown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Westminster | Windsor | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999 |
2,060Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Westminster and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Westminster and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 min 6% below VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #53 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
— | 12.4Highest |
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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.