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Cornwall vs Windsor vs Northfield
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 people working from home (24.4%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Northfield has the youngest population (median age 36.4).
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 | Cornwall | Windsor | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
2,060 |
5,920Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
| Cornwall and Windsor 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%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Cornwall 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$71,768±$13k 12% below VT |
| Cornwall and Northfield 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 |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$274,400±$21k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,018±$207 18% below VT |
| Cornwall and Northfield 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 |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1956 20 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #42 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.