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Waterville vs Westminster vs Cornwall
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 affordable homes ($236k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
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 | Westminster | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
2,999Highest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.1±8.2Lowest 14% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
| Westminster and Cornwall 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% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
| Waterville and Cornwall 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% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Waterville and Westminster 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 |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,300±$15kLowest 25% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$93 10% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
| Cornwall and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,957Lowest 21% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±27.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Westminster 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Cornwall 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.