Compare towns
Cornwall vs Windsor vs Bennington vs Mendon
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).
Windsor has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Bennington has the youngest population (median age 44.7).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Bennington | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,208 |
3,554 |
15,249Highest |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Cornwall 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% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Mendon 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% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
36.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Bennington 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$59,446±$7k 27% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Cornwall and Mendon 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,133±$63 8% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Bennington 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$4,513Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Bennington 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% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
58.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
23 min 3% below VT |
17 min 27% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Mendon 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.7 |
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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.