Compare towns

Burke vs Cabot vs Cornwall vs Tunbridge

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).

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.

MeasureBurkeCabotCornwallTunbridge
People
Population
1,317
1,579Highest
1,208Lowest
1,253
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+0.7%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
41.1±4.8
5% below VT
40.3±6.6Lowest
6% below VT
50.4±4.6Highest
17% above VT
42.7±8.3
about the VT average
Cornwall and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23%±4
VT: 17.9%
27.2%±5.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
Cabot and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.7%±2.2
VT: 21.4%
21%±6.4
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±6.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Cornwall and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.4%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
44.7%
VT: 43.8%
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
42.9%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2.3
VT: 7%
2.2%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2
VT: 7%
Cornwall and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$87,143±$17k
7% above VT
$77,031±$16kLowest
5% below VT
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
$89,464±$26k
10% above VT
Cornwall and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$340,600±$18k
8% above VT
$268,500±$77kLowest
15% below VT
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
$315,300±$23k
about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$938±$191Lowest
24% below VT
$1,243±$354
about the VT average
$1,125±$206
9% below VT
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,177
about the VT average
$4,639Lowest
8% below VT
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
$4,645
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
74.6%±31
VT: 48.4%
44.1%±26.7Lowest
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10%
VT: 10.1%
9%
VT: 10.1%
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.6%
VT: 73.2%
83.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
84.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
8% above VT
30 min
27% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
31 minHighest
31% above VT
Work from home
23.4%±6.8
VT: 16.9%
21.4%±4.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 First Branch Unified School District #82
High school in town None in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet 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.