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Corinth vs Irasburg vs Walden

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Irasburg has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Walden has the most homeowners (93.8%).

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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.

MeasureCorinthIrasburgWalden
People
Population
1,539Highest
1,384
1,037Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+6%
VT: +2.8%
+2.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
40.3±5.3Lowest
6% below VT
48.8±3.2Highest
13% above VT
Walden and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.8%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
24.4%±3Highest
VT: 17.9%
14.3%±3.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Irasburg and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.3%±3.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.5%±2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
20.4%±2.6
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
23.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
26.4%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
3%±2.5
VT: 7%
4%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
Walden and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,167±$29k
10% above VT
$98,534±$13kHighest
21% above VT
$88,000±$15kLowest
8% above VT
Irasburg and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,800±$34kLowest
32% below VT
$230,800±$22k
27% below VT
$238,900±$23kHighest
25% below VT
Walden and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510Highest
about the VT average
$1,063±$86
14% below VT
$900±$136Lowest
27% below VT
Corinth and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,584Lowest
29% below VT
$3,966Highest
21% below VT
$3,944
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8
VT: 48.4%
17%±28.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
56.3%±86.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
Walden and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
2.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.3%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
86.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
same as VT
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
1983
7 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
49% above VT
24 minLowest
3% above VT
26 min
10% above VT
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
5.7%±2.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
21.4%±6.7
VT: 16.9%
Corinth and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.