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Windsor vs Chester 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 kids (19.5% under 18).
Chester has the most homeowners (86.7%).
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.
| Measure | Windsor | Chester | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
2,992Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
49.7±4.7Highest 15% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Chester and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Chester and Windsor 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% |
33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±4 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Chester 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 |
$62,125±$8k 23% below VT |
$66,273±$5kHighest 18% below VT |
| Morristown and Chester 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 |
$232,900±$44k 26% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,262Lowest 15% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morristown 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% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Chester and Morristown 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 | #49 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | Green Mountain Union High School | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.