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Windsor vs Worcester vs Reading 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).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
Reading has the most expensive homes ($377k median).
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 | Worcester | Reading | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554 |
831 |
699Lowest |
5,722Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
47±2.7 9% above VT |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Reading and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Reading 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% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Reading 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% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Morristown 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 |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Reading and Worcester 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 |
$271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
| Reading and Morristown 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 |
$1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Reading 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 |
$4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Morristown 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% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
29 min 22% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester and Reading 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 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.