Compare towns
Windsor vs Cornwall vs Sharon vs Royalton
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 ($208k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Royalton has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Sharon | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,577 |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon 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 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4Lowest 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+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
$103,938±$24k 28% above VT |
| Cornwall and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
$263,200±$73k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$1,040±$391 16% below VT |
| Sharon and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Royalton 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% |
3% VT: 10.1% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7% VT: 73.2% |
63.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Royalton 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 | — | — | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Sharon School District | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 8.7 |
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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.