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Bath vs Cornwall vs Ripton vs Woodsville

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Woodsville has the most renters (59.5% rent).

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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.

MeasureBathCornwallRiptonWoodsville
People
Population
1,097
1,208
508Lowest
1,422Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+25.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+27.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.6±8.6
25% above U.S.
50.4±4.6Highest
30% above U.S.
47.7±14.2
23% above U.S.
32±10.4Lowest
18% below U.S.
Cornwall and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±3
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.8%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Woodsville and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
25.7%±6.1
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
12.3%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ripton and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
54.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
48%
U.S.: 35.7%
24.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
20.1%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
10.8%±10
U.S.: 6.4%
Ripton and Woodsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$67,813±$22k
16% below U.S.
$114,583±$32kHighest
42% above U.S.
$112,917±$15k
40% above U.S.
$57,946±$27kLowest
28% below U.S.
Cornwall and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$234,400±$23k
30% below U.S.
$458,000±$49kHighest
38% above U.S.
$394,400±$61k
19% above U.S.
$228,000±$15kLowest
31% below U.S.
Cornwall and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,438±$309Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,125±$206
20% below U.S.
—
$1,119±$68Lowest
21% below U.S.
Bath and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,413Lowest
41% above U.S.
$6,726Highest
116% above U.S.
$4,915
58% above U.S.
$4,425
42% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
5.9%±61.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±65.5
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
63.5%±29.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Woodsville and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
40.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
3% below U.S.
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
24 min
9% below U.S.
40 minHighest
50% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
24.4%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.2%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
3.9%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cornwall and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Bath School District Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 —
High school in town None in town None in town None in town —
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Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.