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Windsor vs Ryegate 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).
Ryegate has the most homeowners (84.7%).
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 | Ryegate | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
1,059Lowest |
2,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% 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% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate 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% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Ryegate 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% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
$68,240±$15kHighest 16% below VT |
| Morrisville and Ryegate 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 |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
$276,300±$20kHighest 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
$4,542 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Morrisville 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% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
22 min 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Morrisville and Ryegate 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.