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Wilder vs Windsor vs Cornwall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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.
| Measure | Wilder | Windsor | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,087Highest |
2,060 |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
| Cornwall and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,143±$9k 7% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
| Cornwall and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,142±$451Highest 7% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
| Wilder and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,505 9% above VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.9% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 29% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Wilder 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 | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | 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.