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Brookline vs Cornwall vs Shoreham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the youngest population (median age 45.1).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Shoreham has the most renters (19.1% rent).
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 | Brookline | Cornwall | Shoreham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,208 |
1,269Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
51.8±7.2Highest 20% above VT |
| Shoreham and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
18%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Shoreham and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$93,654±$23k 15% above VT |
| Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$316,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,306±$335 6% above VT |
| Brookline and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,713Lowest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±48.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.9%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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.