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Windsor vs Marshfield 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 kids (19.5% under 18).
Marshfield has the most homeowners (81.2%).
Morrisville has the most expensive homes ($276k 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 | Marshfield | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
470Lowest |
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 |
42.4±8.8Lowest 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%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Marshfield 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% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Morrisville 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% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Morrisville and Marshfield 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 |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
$68,240±$15k 16% below VT |
| Marshfield 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±$31k 34% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$276,300±$20kHighest 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Morrisville and Marshfield 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 |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$4,542 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Morrisville 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.