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Windsor vs Highgate vs Proctor 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 renters (42.2% rent).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Highgate | Proctor | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554 |
3,528 |
1,794Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown 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% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor 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% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Proctor 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 |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Highgate and Proctor 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 |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Highgate 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 |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Proctor 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 |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morristown and Proctor 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate 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 | #43 of 70 in VT | — | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
8.7Lowest |
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.