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Windsor vs Sheldon vs Sandgate 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 renters (42.2% rent).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Morristown has the most expensive homes ($299k median).
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 | Sheldon | Sandgate | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554 |
2,267 |
435Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Sandgate and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon 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 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Sandgate 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% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Sandgate 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 |
$78,533±$25kHighest 3% below VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Sheldon and Sandgate 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 |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
— | $1,214±$123 about the VT average |
| Sheldon and Morristown 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 |
$3,578 29% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morristown and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Sheldon 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 | — | — | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — | 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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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.