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Windsor vs Newport 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).
Newport has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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.

MeasureWindsorNewportMorristown
People
Population
3,554Lowest
4,394
5,722Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
VT: +2.8%
-2.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
4% above VT
46.4±4.3
8% above VT
47.8±4.6Highest
11% above VT
Morristown and Newport 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%
13.2%±3.9
VT: 17.9%
11.5%±3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Windsor and Newport 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%
25.8%±4.7
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±5.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Newport 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%
25.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
40.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
2.8%±1.5
VT: 7%
5.6%±2.7Highest
VT: 7%
Morristown and Newport 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
$54,646±$12k
33% below VT
$66,273±$5kHighest
18% below VT
Morristown and Newport 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
$179,400±$11kLowest
43% below VT
$298,600±$48kHighest
6% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89
17% below VT
$850±$49Lowest
31% 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
$4,036Lowest
20% below VT
$4,838
4% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Lowest
VT: 48.4%
48.2%±15.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
40%±12.7
VT: 48.4%
Newport 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%
23%Highest
VT: 10.1%
9.8%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%
VT: 73.2%
57.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
65%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1966
10 yrs older than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minHighest
3% below VT
15 minLowest
38% below VT
21 min
10% below VT
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
16.8%±8.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
11%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
Newport 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 #63 of 70 in VT #35 of 70 in VT
School district — Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town — North Country Union High School Peoples Academy
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.7Lowest
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.