Compare towns
Barnet vs Chittenden vs Cornwall vs Norton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Chittenden has the most renters (6.5% rent).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Norton has the most affordable homes ($200k 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 | Barnet | Chittenden | Cornwall | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 61Lowest |
1,318Highest |
1,208 |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
53.8±6.7 25% above VT |
| Barnet and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
13%±21.1Lowest 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+ | 36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±15.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
51.5% VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
28.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Norton and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$106,250±$28k 31% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$65,625±$23k 19% below VT |
| Cornwall and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,200±$38k 36% below VT |
$346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$200,000±$32kLowest 37% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$488 9% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,950 41% below VT |
$5,346 6% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$2,769Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Cornwall and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 28 min 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
39 minHighest 68% above VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.5%±18 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.