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Chester vs Cornwall vs West Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chester has the most affordable homes ($233k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Chester | Cornwall | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,992Highest |
1,208 |
1,171Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±4.7Lowest 15% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% 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 | 14.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10Highest 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+ | 29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Chester and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,125±$8kLowest 23% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$108,750±$18k 34% 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 | $232,900±$44kLowest 26% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$393,500±$41k 24% 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 | $960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
| Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,262Lowest 15% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,860 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±12.3 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 14%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #49 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | Green Mountain Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7 |
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| 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.