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Cornish vs Windsor vs Windsor vs Croydon

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 oldest population (median age 54).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).

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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.

MeasureCornishWindsorWindsorCroydon
People
Population
1,816
254Lowest
3,554Highest
798
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
54±8.3Highest
39% above U.S.
40.2±18.8Lowest
3% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
43±9.1
11% above U.S.
Cornish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.4%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
25.2%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
19%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Windsor 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%
15.7%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.4%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Croydon 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%
12.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
21.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±4.2
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Croydon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,821±$2k
14% above U.S.
$103,750±$40kHighest
29% above U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$98,333±$21k
22% above U.S.
Windsor and Croydon 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.
$337,500±$40kHighest
about the U.S. average
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$317,300±$33k
5% below U.S.
Windsor and Croydon 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±$89
27% below U.S.
$991±$336Lowest
30% 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.
$3,381Lowest
8% above U.S.
$5,209
67% above U.S.
$3,806
22% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.5%±38.1
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±75.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor 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%
10.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
same as U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
8% below U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
12%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
15%±16.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
5.3%±4.9Lowest
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 — — #61 of 70 in VT —
School district Cornish School District — — Croydon 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.