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Windsor vs Cornish vs West Windsor

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 (42.2% rent).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).

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.

MeasureWindsorCornishWest Windsor
People
Population
3,554Highest
1,816
1,171Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+22.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
54±8.3Highest
39% above U.S.
54±5.9Highest
39% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
14.4%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±10Highest
U.S.: 22%
West Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±6.7Lowest
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+
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
59.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$91,821±$2k
14% above U.S.
$108,750±$18kHighest
35% above U.S.
West Windsor and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$296,000±$69k
11% below U.S.
$393,500±$41kHighest
18% above U.S.
West Windsor and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,221±$227Highest
14% below U.S.
$1,100±$217
22% below U.S.
Cornish and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Lowest
67% above U.S.
$5,796
86% above U.S.
$5,860Highest
88% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17
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%
3.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
97.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
24 min
8% below U.S.
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
16.1%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
West Windsor 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 — —
School district — Cornish School District Mount Ascutney School District #86
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.