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Sebago vs Windsor vs Cornish

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).

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.

MeasureSebagoWindsorCornish
People
Population
2,073
3,554Highest
1,803Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+11.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±3.9
5% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
39±8.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
Windsor and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Sebago and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.4%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cornish and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$78,438±$15kHighest
about the U.S. average
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$69,038±$4k
14% below U.S.
Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$298,000±$46kHighest
10% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$274,200±$84k
18% below U.S.
Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,533±$292Highest
8% above U.S.
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,196±$148
15% below U.S.
Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,543
18% below U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$2,309Lowest
26% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.3%±30.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.8%±17.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
41% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
31 min
18% above U.S.
Work from home
17.7%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sebago and Windsor 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 —
School district Sebago Public Schools — —
High school in town None in town — —
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U.S. 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.