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Baldwin vs Windsor vs Cornish vs Dixmont

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Dixmont has the most people working from home (21.9%).

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.

MeasureBaldwinWindsorCornishDixmont
People
Population
1,170Lowest
2,060Highest
1,803
1,207
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%
+2.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.6±4.6
30% above U.S.
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
39±8.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
50.9±4.7Highest
31% above U.S.
Dixmont and Baldwin 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%
15.9%±4.2
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%
19.4%±4.7
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%
24.7%
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%
4.1%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Baldwin and Dixmont 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±$4k
14% below U.S.
$75,952±$14kHighest
6% below U.S.
Dixmont and Cornish 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.
$190,700±$22k
43% 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±$148
15% below U.S.
$1,348±$62Highest
5% below U.S.
Dixmont and Cornish 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.
$2,309
26% below U.S.
$1,548Lowest
50% 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%
42.2%±70.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornish and Dixmont 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%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1992Highest
12 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
23% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
31 min
18% above U.S.
35 minHighest
31% above U.S.
Work from home
8.8%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±2.4
U.S.: 15.1%
21.9%±11.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Dixmont and Baldwin 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 — —
School district — — — RSU 19
High school in town — — — None in town
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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.