Compare towns
Athens vs Cornwall vs Proctor vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Athens has the most renters (26.3% rent).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Athens | Cornwall | Proctor | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 431Lowest |
1,208 |
1,794 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±6.5 10% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Athens and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
| Cornwall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$32k 24% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,438 8% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Cornwall 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 | — | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.7Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.