Compare towns
Windsor vs Cornwall vs Brookfield 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).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Cornwall | Brookfield | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,486 |
2,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
45.3±6 5% above VT |
| Cornwall and Brookfield 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% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Brookfield 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% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Morrisville and Cornwall 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 |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$68,240±$15k 16% below VT |
| Cornwall and Brookfield 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 |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$276,300±$20k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Morrisville and Cornwall 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 |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
$4,542Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Morrisville 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% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
52.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Cornwall 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.