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Cornish vs Woodstock 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%).
Woodstock has the most people working from home (32.8%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Woodstock | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
3,027 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3 39% above U.S. |
56±3.6Highest 44% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Woodstock and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.7%±5.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodstock 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% |
52.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cornish 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. |
$120,938±$29kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Woodstock and Cornish 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. |
$582,000±$84kHighest 75% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227 14% below U.S. |
$1,430±$346Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Woodstock and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796 86% above U.S. |
$9,449Highest 203% above U.S. |
$5,209Lowest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.7%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodstock 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% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.8%±12.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Cornish School District | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Woodstock Union Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.