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Windsor vs Middlebury 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).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Morristown has the oldest population (median age 47.8).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Lowest |
9,175Highest |
5,722 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
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%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Middlebury 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 |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Middlebury 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury 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% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury 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 | #17 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
12.4Lowest |
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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.