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Windsor vs Exeter vs Morristown

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 kids (19.5% under 18).
Exeter has the most homeowners (93.1%).
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.

MeasureWindsorExeterMorristown
People
Population
3,554
1,093Lowest
5,722Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-11.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
52.6±7.7Highest
35% above U.S.
47.8±4.6
23% above U.S.
Exeter 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
U.S.: 22%
9%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
11.5%±3
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Morristown 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%
23.9%±11.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
15%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Morristown and Exeter 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.
$84,408±$12kHighest
5% above U.S.
$66,273±$5k
18% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
$166,700±$39kLowest
50% below U.S.
$298,600±$48kHighest
10% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89
27% below U.S.
$995±$386Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,214±$123Highest
14% below U.S.
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
67% above U.S.
$1,602Lowest
49% below U.S.
$4,838
55% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±73.8
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±12.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Morristown and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
65%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
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 — #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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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.