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Windsor vs Cornish vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Cornish has the oldest population (median age 54).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Windsor | Cornish | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Highest |
1,816Lowest |
1,943 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Windsor 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% |
27.3%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest 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% |
40.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$91,821±$2k 14% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$296,000±$69k 11% below U.S. |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Middlesex 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. |
$1,221±$227 14% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359Highest 6% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$5,796 86% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.5%±38.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Cornish School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.