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Windham vs Corinth vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Windham | Corinth | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,539 |
1,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Corinth and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$89,167±$29kLowest 10% above VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,267±$510Lowest about the VT average |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Calais and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 18% above VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.