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Cornish vs Levant 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
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Cornish | Levant | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
3,069 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
39.7±2.2 about the U.S. average |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Levant and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 14% below U.S. |
$86,071±$22kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$268,500±$27k 19% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 15% below U.S. |
$1,370±$120Highest 3% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$2,580 17% below U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±14 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Cornish 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.