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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 (27%).
Morrisville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 |
2,999 |
2,664Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
45.3±6 5% above VT |
| Westminster and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 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 |
$71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
$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 |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$276,300±$20kHighest 13% below VT |
| Morrisville and Westminster 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 |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,289±$116Highest 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,542 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morrisville and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.