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Windsor vs Cornwall vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
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.
| Measure | Windsor | Cornwall | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Cornwall and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878 3% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Cornwall 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.