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Windham vs Cornwall vs Granville
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 most renters (17.1% rent).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Granville has the most affordable homes ($233k 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 | Windham | Cornwall | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
1,208Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
| Cornwall and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Cornwall 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% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Cornwall 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 |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
| Granville and Cornwall 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 |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| 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.