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Bridport vs West Windsor vs Cornwall

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridport has the most renters (17.9% rent).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).

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.

MeasureBridportWest WindsorCornwall
People
Population
1,235Highest
1,171Lowest
1,208
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+22.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
49.5±7.3Lowest
15% above VT
54±5.9Highest
25% above VT
50.4±4.6
17% above VT
West Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.6%±5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.8%±10Highest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3
VT: 17.9%
West Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±3.1Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±6.7
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±6.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
59.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
54.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.9%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
6.1%±3.6Highest
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1
VT: 7%
West Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$83,214±$18kLowest
about the VT average
$108,750±$18k
34% above VT
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$367,200±$35kLowest
16% above VT
$393,500±$41k
24% above VT
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,184±$103Highest
4% below VT
$1,100±$217Lowest
11% below VT
$1,125±$206
9% below VT
Bridport and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,519Lowest
10% above VT
$5,860
16% above VT
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.8%±51.6
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
3.7%
VT: 10.1%
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
97.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
94.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
15% above VT
28 minHighest
20% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
Work from home
12.7%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
16.1%±3.2
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Mount Ascutney School District #86 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.