Compare towns
Cornish vs Dummer vs Freedom 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 the highest household income ($92k).
Dummer has the most homeowners (94.2%).
Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Dummer | Freedom | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,816 |
299Lowest |
1,494 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3 39% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4 38% above U.S. |
60.6±3.2Highest 56% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
12.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
40.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Freedom and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
$66,136±$14k 18% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69k 11% below U.S. |
$242,200±$51k 27% below U.S. |
$389,000±$43kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Highest 14% below U.S. |
— | — | $1,026±$89Lowest 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 | $5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$3,478 12% above U.S. |
$5,209 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.6%±75Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
15%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Freedom 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 |
| School district | Cornish School District | — | Freedom School District | — |
| 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.