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Windsor vs Barton 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1945).
Barton has the most homeowners (73.9%).
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 | Barton | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,815 |
2,664Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
44.9±6.5 4% above VT |
45.3±6Highest 5% above VT |
| Morrisville and Barton 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% |
20.7%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barton 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% |
23.5%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.9%±1.5 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$66,250±$16k 18% below VT |
$68,240±$15kHighest 16% below VT |
| Morrisville and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$201,200±$28kLowest 36% below VT |
$276,300±$20kHighest 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$793±$70Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$3,355Lowest 33% below VT |
$4,542 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.6%±12.5 VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morrisville and Barton 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% |
10.2% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
73.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1966 10 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
35 minHighest 50% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.4%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Barton 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 | #38 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District · Lake Region Union High School District #24 | — |
| High school in town | — | Lake Region Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.