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Chittenden vs Cornwall vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the most affordable homes ($347k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318 |
1,208Lowest |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
50.4±4.6 30% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Cornwall and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±6.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Chittenden 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 32% above U.S. |
$114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| 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 4% above U.S. |
$458,000±$49kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,125±$206Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Highest 14% below U.S. |
| Warner and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$6,726 116% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornwall and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cornwall and Warner 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.