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Windsor vs Freeport vs Ogunquit 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 affordable homes ($208k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Morristown has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

MeasureWindsorFreeportOgunquitMorristown
People
Population
3,554
8,802Highest
1,379Lowest
5,722
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
48.8±4.3
25% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
47.8±4.6
23% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
11.5%±3
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
26.7%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit 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%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Morristown and Freeport 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.
$107,326±$19k
33% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$66,273±$5k
18% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$508,400±$76k
53% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$298,600±$48k
10% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,439±$123Highest
about the U.S. average
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$1,214±$123
14% below U.S.
Freeport and Morristown 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.
$5,042
62% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$4,838
55% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
62%±18.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±12.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Freeport and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
65%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
24 min
11% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.2%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT #4 of 133 in ME — #35 of 70 in VT
School district — RSU 05 — Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town — Freeport High School — Peoples Academy
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.2Lowest
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12.4Highest
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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.