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Windsor vs Bow vs Morrisville

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Morrisville has the most renters (47.5% rent).

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.

MeasureWindsorBowMorrisville
People
Population
3,554
8,335Highest
2,664Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
41.5±2Lowest
7% above U.S.
45.3±6Highest
16% above U.S.
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
U.S.: 22%
25%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.1%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Bow 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
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
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+
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
60.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
10.6%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Morrisville and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$172,857±$16kHighest
114% above U.S.
$68,240±$15k
15% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$506,500±$34kHighest
52% above U.S.
$276,300±$20k
17% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,539±$178Highest
9% above U.S.
$1,289±$116
9% below U.S.
Bow and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209
67% above U.S.
$9,584Highest
207% above U.S.
$4,542Lowest
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
39%±13.2
U.S.: 51.1%
49.5%±15.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Morrisville and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
17.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
52.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
15% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.9%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT #26 of 120 in NH —
School district — Bow School District —
High school in town — Bow High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.8
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U.S. 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.