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Windsor vs Weston 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).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Morristown has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Weston | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
685Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Weston 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 |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
| Weston and Morristown 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 |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Morristown and Weston 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school 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.