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Windsor vs Hardwick 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 kids (19.5% under 18).
Hardwick has the highest household income ($92k).
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.
| Measure | Windsor | Hardwick | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
2,965Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Hardwick 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% |
15.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Hardwick 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% |
27%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Hardwick 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% |
33.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Hardwick 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 |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$875±$406Lowest 29% 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 |
$4,351Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Hardwick and Morristown 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% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1962 14 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
29 minHighest 23% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Hardwick and Morristown 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 | #68 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | Hazen Union High School | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
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.