Compare towns
Barnet vs Cornwall vs Middlebury
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%).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Cornwall | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61Lowest |
1,208 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Barnet and Cornwall 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% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest 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% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Cornwall 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% |
54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
| Cornwall and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
| Cornwall and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
| Middlebury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$6,726 33% above VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Middlebury 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% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Cornwall 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 | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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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.