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Bridport vs Wallingford 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 renters (17.9% rent).
Wallingford has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
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 | Wallingford | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
2,286Highest |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
| Cornwall and Bridport 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%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Bridport 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% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest 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±$18k about the VT average |
$80,230±$15kLowest 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±$35k 16% above VT |
$261,900±$44kLowest 17% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103Highest 4% below VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
| Bridport and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519 10% above VT |
$4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest 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% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 15% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None 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.