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Chittenden vs Cornwall vs Rupert
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 most affordable homes ($347k median).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
1,208 |
676Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Rupert and Chittenden 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% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest 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 |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above 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±$35kLowest 10% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
| Cornwall and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488 9% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346 6% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Rupert 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 | — |
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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.