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Chittenden vs Cornwall vs Stannard
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 renters (6.5% rent).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Stannard has the most affordable homes ($216k 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 | Stannard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
1,208 |
228Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
48.3±14.6Lowest 12% above 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%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Chittenden 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% |
25.9%±8.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Stannard and Cornwall 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% |
44.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest 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 |
$66,979±$30kLowest 18% 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 |
$216,200±$44kLowest 32% below VT |
| 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 |
$4,183Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Chittenden 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% |
3.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest 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 | — |
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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.