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Cornish vs Windsor vs Cornish vs Limington
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 the youngest population (median age 39).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Limington has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Windsor | Cornish | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,060 |
1,024Lowest |
4,017Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
39.2±13.3 about the U.S. average |
50±4.5Highest 29% above U.S. |
| Limington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cornish and Limington 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. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$68,686±$2k 15% below U.S. |
$84,675±$11kHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 18% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
— | $295,600±$33kHighest 11% below U.S. |
| Limington and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 15% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,135±$141 20% below U.S. |
$1,185±$121 16% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 26% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$2,852 9% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
31%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.2%±23.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornish and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Limington 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.