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West Windsor vs Baltimore vs Cornwall

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

West Windsor has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).

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.

MeasureWest WindsorBaltimoreCornwall
People
Population
1,171
361Lowest
1,208Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+22.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
+1.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
54±5.9Highest
25% above VT
51.2±10.3
19% above VT
50.4±4.6Lowest
17% above VT
West Windsor and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±10Highest
VT: 17.9%
8.9%±6.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3
VT: 17.9%
West Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.5%±6.7
VT: 21.4%
14.7%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±6.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Cornwall 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+
59.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
54.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.1%±3.6Highest
VT: 7%
2.2%±2.7Lowest
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1
VT: 7%
West Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,750±$18k
34% above VT
$107,500±$16kLowest
32% above VT
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$393,500±$41k
24% above VT
$219,400±$27kLowest
31% below VT
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,100±$217Lowest
11% below VT
—
$1,125±$206Highest
9% below VT
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,860
16% above VT
$4,329Lowest
14% below VT
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
26.7%±100
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
Cornwall and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.7%Highest
VT: 10.1%
1.1%
VT: 10.1%
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
20% above VT
21 minLowest
11% below VT
24 min
about the VT average
Work from home
16.1%±3.2
VT: 16.9%
9.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
Cornwall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Mount Ascutney School District #86 — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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.