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Highgate vs Cornwall vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Highgate has the most affordable homes ($281k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Highgate | Cornwall | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
1,208 |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Cornwall and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Cornwall and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
$458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,094±$732 11% below VT |
| Cornwall and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$6,567 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Winhall 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 | #43 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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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.