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Windsor vs Barnard 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 ($208k median).
Barnard has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Barnard | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,211Lowest |
2,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8% VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
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 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$97,581±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$68,240±$15k 16% below VT |
| Barnard and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$276,300±$20k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$1,289±$116 4% above VT |
| Barnard and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$4,542Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Lowest 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% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnard and Morrisville 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 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.