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Baldwin vs Windsor vs Cornish

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).

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.

MeasureBaldwinWindsorCornish
People
Population
1,170Lowest
2,060Highest
1,803
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.6±4.6Highest
30% above U.S.
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
39±8.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
Baldwin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.1%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.7%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
40%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,045±$8k
16% below U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$69,038±$4kHighest
14% below U.S.
Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$263,200±$38k
21% below U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$274,200±$84kHighest
18% below U.S.
Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,196±$148Highest
15% below U.S.
Cornish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,540
19% below U.S.
$4,878Highest
56% above U.S.
$2,309Lowest
26% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±42.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
48.8%±17.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
23% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
31 min
18% above U.S.
Work from home
8.8%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±2.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Baldwin and Cornish 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 —
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U.S. 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.