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Windsor vs Tunbridge vs Cornwall
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).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
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 | Tunbridge | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Highest |
1,253 |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
| 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% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 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% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest 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 |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% 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 |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below 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 |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 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% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 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 | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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 |
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.