Compare towns
Athens vs Cornwall vs Warren 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 highest household income ($115k).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Athens | Cornwall | Warren | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 431Lowest |
1,208 |
1,585 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±6.5Lowest 10% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Westminster 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% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest 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%±4Lowest 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 |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
| Cornwall and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
$458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$537 9% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Warren and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,438 8% above VT |
$6,726 33% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest 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% |
15.7%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 | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer 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 |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±7.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Westminster 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.