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Addison vs Barnet vs Cornwall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most renters (10.8% rent).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
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 | Addison | Barnet | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
61Lowest |
1,208Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
| Barnet and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
| Cornwall and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
— | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
— | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
— | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.