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Windsor vs Guildhall 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 renters (48.4% rent).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Cornish has the most people working from home (12%).

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.

MeasureWindsorGuildhallCornish
People
Population
2,060Highest
371Lowest
1,816
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-1.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
42.6±7.8Lowest
10% above U.S.
54±8.3Highest
39% 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%
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.4%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall 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%
26.1%±5.5Lowest
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
33.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cornish and Windsor 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 U.S.
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$91,821±$2k
14% above U.S.
Guildhall and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$321,200±$62kHighest
3% below U.S.
$296,000±$69k
11% below U.S.
Guildhall and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,221±$227Highest
14% below U.S.
Cornish and Windsor 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.
$4,625Lowest
48% above U.S.
$5,796Highest
86% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
40.5%±38.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall 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%
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1958
22 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
25 minHighest
5% below U.S.
24 min
8% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cornish and Windsor 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 — — Cornish School District
High school in town — — None in town
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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.