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Westminster vs Cornwall vs Shoreham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Shoreham has the most renters (19.1% rent).
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 | Westminster | Cornwall | Shoreham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,269 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
51.8±7.2 20% above VT |
| Westminster and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.3% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$93,654±$23k 15% above VT |
| Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$316,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,306±$335Highest 6% above VT |
| Shoreham and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,713 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±48.3Lowest 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 | 8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
15.9%±5.2Lowest 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 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.