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Windsor vs Hartford Village 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 affordable homes ($208k median).
Hartford Village has the highest household income ($93k).
Morristown has the most expensive homes ($299k median).
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 | Hartford Village | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
426Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
45.1±15.8 5% above VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Hartford Village 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% |
20.9%±12.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hartford Village 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% |
8.7%±10.3Lowest 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% |
30.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0%±3.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$92,500±$74kHighest 14% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Hartford Village and Morristown 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 |
$277,600±$249k 12% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,221±$270Highest about the VT average |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
| Hartford Village and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$6,667Highest 32% above VT |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±45.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morristown and Windsor 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
60.9% VT: 73.2% |
65%Highest 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 |
23 minHighest about the VT average |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
0%±3.5Lowest 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 | — | #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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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.