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Windsor vs Stratton vs Windsor 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).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Stratton | Windsor | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,060 |
532Lowest |
3,554Highest |
2,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above 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% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor 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% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$68,240±$15k 16% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$276,300±$20k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Morrisville and Stratton 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 |
$4,750 6% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,542Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 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% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
52.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
22 min 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 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 | — | #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.