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Windsor vs Morristown vs Westminster
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).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Morristown | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
5,722Highest |
2,999Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster 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% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
25.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Westminster 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 |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
$71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
| Westminster 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 |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Morristown and Westminster 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 |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| 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 |
$4,838 4% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | Peoples Academy | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.