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Chittenden vs Windham vs Cornwall vs Goshen

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most renters (11% rent).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Goshen has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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MeasureChittendenWindhamCornwallGoshen
People
Population
1,318
1,432Highest
1,208
142Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
50.8±6.3
31% above U.S.
56.5±5.1
45% above U.S.
50.4±4.6Lowest
30% above U.S.
58.9±8.3Highest
51% above U.S.
Goshen and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.8%±2.5
U.S.: 22%
11.1%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.6%±11.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cornwall and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.4%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
25.7%±6.1
U.S.: 17.2%
37.3%±11.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Goshen and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
51.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
43.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
54.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
6.6%±5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±10Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windham and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$106,250±$28k
32% above U.S.
$76,477±$17k
5% below U.S.
$114,583±$32kHighest
42% above U.S.
$56,250±$33kLowest
30% below U.S.
Cornwall and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$346,800±$35k
4% above U.S.
$315,600±$74kLowest
5% below U.S.
$458,000±$49kHighest
38% above U.S.
$330,000±$115k
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$488Highest
20% below U.S.
$850±$295Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,125±$206Highest
20% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,346
71% above U.S.
$3,363Lowest
8% above U.S.
$6,726Highest
116% above U.S.
$5,240
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
14.8%±55.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
68.9%±35.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±65.5
U.S.: 51.1%
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Windham and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
same as U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
24 min
11% below U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
Work from home
15%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
17.1%±6.9
U.S.: 15.1%
24.4%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±9.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cornwall and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Barstow Unified Union School District #49 — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 —
High school in town None 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.