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Windsor vs Jay 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).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Jay | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
471Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Jay and Morristown 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% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Jay 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% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Jay 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 |
$74,792±$25kHighest 8% below VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Jay 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 |
$234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Jay 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 |
— | $1,214±$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 |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Jay 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 | — | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.