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Windsor vs Ossipee vs Morristown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Ossipee has the highest household income ($91k).
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.
| Measure | Windsor | Ossipee | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Lowest |
4,521 |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
50±4.6Highest 29% above U.S. |
47.8±4.6 23% above U.S. |
| Ossipee 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 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.3%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Morristown and Ossipee 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 U.S. |
$90,521±$22kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$66,273±$5k 18% below U.S. |
| Ossipee 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 38% below U.S. |
$325,500±$23kHighest about the U.S. average |
$298,600±$48k 10% below U.S. |
| Ossipee and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,601±$245Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,214±$123 14% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,401Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$4,838 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±12.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Morristown and Windsor 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 | #100 of 120 in NH | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Governor Wentworth Regional 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 |
U.S. 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.