Compare towns
Cornwall vs Windsor vs Middlebury vs Chittenden
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 the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Chittenden has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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.
| Measure | Cornwall | Windsor | Middlebury | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
3,554 |
7,220Highest |
1,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
| Chittenden 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% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5 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% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4 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% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
51.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$86,250±$18k 6% above VT |
$106,250±$28k 31% above VT |
| Cornwall and Chittenden 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 |
$417,400±$31k 32% above VT |
$346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
| Cornwall and Middlebury 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 |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,201±$120Highest about the VT average |
$1,125±$488 9% below VT |
| Middlebury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726 33% above VT |
$5,209Lowest 3% above VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$5,346 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Middlebury 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% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
23 min 3% below VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Middlebury 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 | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | — | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.