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Windsor vs Exeter vs Morrisville

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Exeter has the most homeowners (93.1%).
Morrisville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).

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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.

MeasureWindsorExeterMorrisville
People
Population
2,060
1,093Lowest
2,664Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
-11.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
52.6±7.7Highest
35% above U.S.
45.3±6
16% above U.S.
Exeter and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
9%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
15.1%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
23.9%±11.4
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
15%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
10.6%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Morrisville and Exeter 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 U.S.
$84,408±$12kHighest
5% above U.S.
$68,240±$15k
15% below U.S.
Exeter and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22k
49% below U.S.
$166,700±$39kLowest
50% below U.S.
$276,300±$20kHighest
17% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
$995±$386Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,289±$116Highest
9% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878Highest
56% above U.S.
$1,602Lowest
49% below U.S.
$4,542
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±73.8
U.S.: 51.1%
49.5%±15.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Morrisville and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
17.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
52.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
22 min
15% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5.7
U.S.: 15.1%
12.9%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Morrisville and Exeter 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 — —
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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.