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Bridport vs Cornwall vs Mount Tabor

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridport has the most affordable homes ($367k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).

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.

MeasureBridportCornwallMount Tabor
People
Population
1,235Highest
1,208
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
49.5±7.3Lowest
15% above VT
50.4±4.6
17% above VT
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
Mount Tabor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.6%±5
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3Highest
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±3.1Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±6.1
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor 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%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.9%±1.3
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$83,214±$18kLowest
about the VT average
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
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Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$367,200±$35kLowest
16% above VT
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
$420,500±$76k
33% above VT
Cornwall and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,184±$103
4% below VT
$1,125±$206Lowest
9% below VT
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,519
10% above VT
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
$5,233Lowest
4% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.8%±51.6
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
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%
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
92.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs newer than VT
1976
same as VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
15% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
46 minHighest
94% above VT
Work from home
12.7%±4.7
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
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 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.