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Windsor vs Guildhall 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).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Morrisville has the most people working from home (12.9%).
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 | Guildhall | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
371Lowest |
2,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
45.3±6Highest 5% above VT |
| Morrisville 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% |
22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Guildhall 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% |
26.1%±5.5 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.9% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$68,240±$15k 16% below VT |
| Guildhall and Morrisville 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 |
$321,200±$62kHighest about the VT average |
$276,300±$20k 13% below VT |
| Guildhall and Morrisville 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 |
$850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,625 8% below VT |
$4,542Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Morrisville 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 | — | — |
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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.