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Windsor vs Roxbury 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).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (94%).
Morrisville has the most people working from home (12.9%).
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 | Roxbury | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
942Lowest |
2,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
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%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury 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% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest 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% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Morrisville and Roxbury 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 |
$73,214±$22kHighest 10% below VT |
$68,240±$15k 16% below VT |
| Roxbury 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±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$276,300±$20kHighest 13% below VT |
| Morrisville and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$4,542 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morrisville and Windsor 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% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
17.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
22 min 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Morrisville and Windsor 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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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.