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Windsor vs Plainfield vs Middlesex 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 affordable homes ($170k median).
Plainfield has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Plainfield | Middlesex | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,060 |
1,314Lowest |
1,943 |
2,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
45.3±6 5% above VT |
| Plainfield and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Windsor 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% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Morrisville and Middlesex 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 |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$68,240±$15k 16% below VT |
| Middlesex and Plainfield 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 |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$276,300±$20k 13% below VT |
| Middlesex and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,289±$116 4% above VT |
| Middlesex and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878 3% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,542Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 min 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Plainfield 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 | — | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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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.