Compare towns
Andover vs Cornwall vs St. George
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
St. George has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
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 | Andover | Cornwall | St. George |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,208Highest |
812 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+17.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
44.7±13.4Lowest 4% above VT |
| Cornwall and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
25.6%±7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. George and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.9%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
53.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.9%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| St. George and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kLowest 26% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$109,464±$34k 35% above VT |
| Cornwall and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$376,800±$50kLowest 19% above VT |
| Cornwall and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364 13% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,394±$132Highest 13% above VT |
| St. George and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Lowest about the VT average |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,514 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
96%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. George and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.6%±8.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and St. George 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.