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Windsor vs Westminster vs Morrisville
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).
Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Morrisville has the most renters (47.5% rent).
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 | Westminster | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
497Lowest |
2,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
45.3±6Highest 5% above VT |
| Morrisville 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% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Morrisville 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% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Morrisville and Westminster 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 |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$68,240±$15k 16% below VT |
| Westminster and Morrisville 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 |
$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$276,300±$20k 13% below VT |
| Westminster and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,542 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morrisville 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% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Morrisville 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.