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Windsor vs Barre vs Morrisville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Barre has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Morrisville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Windsor | Barre | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Lowest |
8,412Highest |
2,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
45.3±6Highest 5% above VT |
| Morrisville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Morrisville and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$68,240±$15kHighest 16% below VT |
| Morrisville and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$276,300±$20kHighest 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878 3% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$4,542Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morrisville and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
52.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
22 minHighest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Morrisville and Barre 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.