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Windham vs New Haven vs Cornwall
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 youngest population (median age 44.2).
New Haven has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
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 | New Haven | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,792Highest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48±3.9 11% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
| Cornwall and New Haven 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% |
17.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall 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% |
22.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest 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% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and New Haven 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 |
$92,321±$17kLowest 14% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above 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±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$379,300±$19k 20% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,163±$143Highest 6% below VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
| New Haven and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Lowest 18% above VT |
$5,967 18% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest 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% |
3.1% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.