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Cornwall vs Tunbridge vs West Windsor vs Salisbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Tunbridge has the youngest population (median age 42.7).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).

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.

MeasureCornwallTunbridgeWest WindsorSalisbury
People
Population
1,208
1,253Highest
1,171Lowest
1,200
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%
VT: +2.8%
+22.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+7.5%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
50.4±4.6
17% above VT
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
54±5.9Highest
25% above VT
50.6±6.5
17% above VT
West Windsor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.7%±3
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.8%±10
VT: 17.9%
16.6%±3.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Tunbridge and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.7%±6.1
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±6.7
VT: 21.4%
30.4%±2.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Salisbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.7%
VT: 43.8%
42.9%
VT: 43.8%
59.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±3.1
VT: 7%
3.6%±2
VT: 7%
6.1%±3.6Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
West Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
$89,464±$26kLowest
10% above VT
$108,750±$18k
34% above VT
$99,688±$21k
23% above VT
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
$315,300±$23k
about the VT average
$393,500±$41k
24% above VT
$306,900±$51kLowest
3% below VT
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$206
9% below VT
$1,346±$128
9% above VT
$1,100±$217Lowest
11% below VT
$1,443±$984Highest
17% above VT
Salisbury and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
$4,645Lowest
8% below VT
$5,860
16% above VT
$4,842
4% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.9%±65.5
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
31.9%±22.6
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
3.7%
VT: 10.1%
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%
VT: 73.2%
84.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
97.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
same as VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
1967Lowest
9 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
about the VT average
31 minHighest
31% above VT
28 min
20% above VT
19 minLowest
20% below VT
Work from home
24.4%±6.6
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
16.1%±3.2
VT: 16.9%
6%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 First Branch Unified School District #82 Mount Ascutney School District #86 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet None yet

VT 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.