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Chittenden vs Cornwall vs Orleans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
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 | Chittenden | Cornwall | Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
1,208 |
809Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
41.7±5.8Lowest 3% below VT |
| Chittenden and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28k 31% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$57,159±$10kLowest 30% below VT |
| Cornwall and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346 6% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 33% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.