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Canton vs Cornish vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
Windsor has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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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 | Canton | Cornish | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,191 |
1,024Lowest |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±7.2 6% above U.S. |
39.2±13.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Canton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Canton 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% |
16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Canton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,458±$35kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$68,686±$2kHighest 15% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11k 35% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$50kLowest 50% below U.S. |
— | $207,500±$31kHighest 38% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $485±$18Lowest 66% below U.S. |
$1,135±$141Highest 20% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89 27% 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 | $2,277 27% below U.S. |
$1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.9%±33.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Canton and Windsor 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.