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Windsor vs Bath vs Cornish

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Cornish has the most homeowners (94.1%).

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.

MeasureWindsorBathCornish
People
Population
2,060
8,815Highest
1,816Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3%
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
45.4±3
17% above U.S.
54±8.3Highest
39% above U.S.
Cornish and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.5%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
14.4%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$69,390±$12k
14% below U.S.
$91,821±$2kHighest
14% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$310,900±$30kHighest
7% below U.S.
$296,000±$69k
11% below U.S.
Bath and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,044±$116
26% below U.S.
$1,221±$227Highest
14% below U.S.
Cornish and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$3,847Lowest
23% above U.S.
$5,796Highest
86% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.3%±15.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
40.5%±38.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Bath and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
64.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
24 min
9% below U.S.
24 minHighest
8% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.3%±6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Bath and Cornish 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 #31 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 01 - LKRSU Cornish School District
High school in town — Morse High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.8
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U.S. 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.