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Windsor vs Brookline vs Morristown

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).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).

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.

MeasureWindsorBrooklineMorristown
People
Population
3,554
531Lowest
5,722Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
+4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
4% above VT
45.1±2.7
5% above VT
47.8±4.6Highest
11% above VT
Morristown and Brookline 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%±6Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.5%±3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Brookline 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%
19.6%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±5.2
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
41.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
40.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
3.2%±1.6
VT: 7%
5.6%±2.7Highest
VT: 7%
Morristown and Brookline 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 VT
$80,833±$16kHighest
about the VT average
$66,273±$5k
18% below VT
Brookline and Morristown 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
$290,700±$37k
8% below VT
$298,600±$48kHighest
6% below VT
Morristown and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
$1,732±$232Highest
40% above VT
$1,214±$123
about the VT average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
$5,000
about the VT average
$4,838Lowest
4% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Lowest
VT: 48.4%
47.8%±94.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
40%±12.7
VT: 48.4%
Brookline and Morristown 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%
6.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
84.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
65%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1975
1 yr older than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
3% below VT
28 minHighest
21% above VT
21 minLowest
10% below VT
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
20.6%±5.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
11%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT — #35 of 70 in VT
School district — — Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town — — Peoples Academy
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.4
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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.