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Windham vs Worcester vs Morristown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).

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.

MeasureWindhamWorcesterMorristown
People
Population
594Lowest
831
5,722Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
47±2.7
9% above VT
47.8±4.6Highest
11% above VT
Morristown and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.5%±7.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
12.8%±3.9
VT: 17.9%
11.5%±3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Windham and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
19.5%±2.5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±5.2Highest
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+
48.1%
VT: 43.8%
53%Highest
VT: 43.8%
40.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
6.9%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
5.6%±2.7
VT: 7%
Worcester and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
$73,833±$18k
9% below VT
$66,273±$5kLowest
18% below VT
Windham and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,900±$20kHighest
12% above VT
$271,100±$27kLowest
14% below VT
$298,600±$48k
6% below VT
Windham and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,023±$136Lowest
17% below VT
$1,214±$123Highest
about the VT average
Morristown and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
$4,421Lowest
12% below VT
$4,838
4% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
25.5%±37Lowest
VT: 48.4%
40%±12.7
VT: 48.4%
Windham and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
5.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.8%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%
VT: 73.2%
85.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
65%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
14% above VT
29 minHighest
22% above VT
21 minLowest
10% below VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
23.6%±4.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
11%±4.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Worcester and Windham 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
School district — Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town — None 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.