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Waterville vs Corinth vs West Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waterville has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Waterville | Corinth | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
1,539Highest |
1,171 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.1±8.2 14% above VT |
48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
| Waterville and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.3 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$27kLowest 12% below VT |
$89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,300±$15k 25% below VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$93 10% below VT |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$1,100±$217Lowest 11% below VT |
| Corinth and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,957 21% below VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±27.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Waterville and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
35 min 49% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.