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Brookfield vs Vershire vs Cornwall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Brookfield | Vershire | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
842Lowest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 9% above VT |
45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
| Cornwall and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Vershire and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$71,618±$12kLowest 12% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
| Cornwall and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,117±$80 9% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
| Cornwall and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,640 8% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.