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Bridport vs Mount Tabor vs Cornwall
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).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
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 | Bridport | Mount Tabor | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235Highest |
304Lowest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Lowest 15% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 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% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest 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 |
| 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 |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% 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 |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519 10% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest 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% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest 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 |
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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.