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Windsor vs Pembroke 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).
Pembroke has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Pembroke | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Lowest |
7,438Highest |
5,722 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
41.9±3.3Lowest 8% above U.S. |
47.8±4.6Highest 23% above U.S. |
| 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%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
24%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pembroke and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.2%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% |
3.5%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Morristown and Pembroke 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. |
$89,519±$22kHighest 11% above U.S. |
$66,273±$5k 18% below U.S. |
| Pembroke 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. |
$371,500±$20kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$298,600±$48k 10% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,218±$354Highest 14% below U.S. |
$1,214±$123 14% below U.S. |
| Pembroke and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 67% above U.S. |
$7,589Highest 143% above U.S. |
$4,838Lowest 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.4%±21.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±12.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pembroke 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
15%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 7% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pembroke 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Pembroke School District | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | Pembroke Academy | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1Highest |
12.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.