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Windsor vs Enosburgh vs Vernon 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 renters (42.2% rent).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Vernon has the highest household income ($86k).
Morristown has the most people working from home (11%).
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 | Enosburgh | Vernon | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554 |
2,804 |
2,709Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown 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 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh 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% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1 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% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Enosburgh 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 |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$85,682±$9kHighest 6% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Vernon 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 |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,023±$214 17% 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 |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh 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% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
76.2%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 |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Morristown and Windsor 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 | #26 of 70 in VT | #30 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Vernon School District | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Lowest |
— | 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.