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Bridport vs Cornwall vs Hancock vs Addison

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($188k median).
Addison has the oldest population (median age 53.1).

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.

MeasureBridportCornwallHancockAddison
People
Population
1,235Highest
1,208
435Lowest
1,175
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.6%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
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-0.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
49.5±7.3
15% above VT
50.4±4.6
17% above VT
33.8±11.6Lowest
22% below VT
53.1±7.6Highest
23% above VT
Addison and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.6%±5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.2%±5.8
VT: 17.9%
18.6%±5.1
VT: 17.9%
Cornwall and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±3.1
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±6.1
VT: 21.4%
19.8%±3.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
27.1%±1.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Addison and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.8%
VT: 43.8%
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
40.2%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.9%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.6
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.3Highest
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
$83,214±$18k
about the VT average
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
$76,250±$34kLowest
6% below VT
$106,667±$7k
31% 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
$367,200±$35k
16% above VT
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
$187,900±$11kLowest
41% below VT
$362,200±$23k
14% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,184±$103
4% below VT
$1,125±$206
9% below VT
$939±$19Lowest
24% below VT
$2,019±$461Highest
64% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,519
10% above VT
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
$3,511Lowest
30% below VT
$5,831
16% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.8%±51.6
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
3.5%±16.9Lowest
VT: 48.4%
41.9%±62.8
VT: 48.4%
Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.4%
VT: 10.1%
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
5.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4.5%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
59.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
89.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
1976
same as VT
1972Lowest
4 yrs older than VT
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
15% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
28 min
17% above VT
28 minHighest
18% above VT
Work from home
12.7%±4.7
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.7%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
12.3%±5.4
VT: 16.9%
Schools
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 — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.