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Windsor vs Underhill 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 affordable homes ($208k median).
Underhill has the most people working from home (19.4%).
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 | Underhill | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
3,141Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| 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 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill 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% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Underhill 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 |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Underhill 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 |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% 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 | $5,209 3% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest 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% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill 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 | #2 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | 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 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.