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Cornish vs Windsor vs Rumney 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 most homeowners (94.1%).
Rumney has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).

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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.

MeasureCornishWindsorRumneyWindsor
People
Population
1,816
3,554Highest
1,458Lowest
2,060
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
54±8.3Highest
39% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
44.5±2.3Lowest
14% above U.S.
44.6±12.3
15% 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%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8Highest
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%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.1%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,821±$2kHighest
14% above U.S.
$52,484±$11k
35% below U.S.
$79,444±$21k
about the U.S. average
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
Cornish and Rumney 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.
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
$309,800±$37kHighest
7% below U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
Rumney 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±$89
27% below U.S.
$1,064±$100
25% below U.S.
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
Cornish and Rumney 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.
$5,209
67% above U.S.
$4,716Lowest
51% above U.S.
$4,878
56% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.5%±38.1
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
48.1%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Rumney 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%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
8% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
Work from home
12%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Rumney 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 — #61 of 70 in VT
School district Cornish School District — Rumney School District —
High school in town None in town — None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.