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Cornish vs Castleton vs Bellows Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most people working from home (12%).
Castleton has the youngest population (median age 38.3).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
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 | Cornish | Castleton | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
4,453Highest |
2,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
38.3±4.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Bellows Falls and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornish and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
19.3%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$73,854±$23k 9% below U.S. |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69kHighest 11% below U.S. |
$224,800±$71k 32% below U.S. |
$195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Highest 14% below U.S. |
$1,137±$195 20% below U.S. |
$1,038±$109Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
$3,167Lowest about the U.S. average |
$4,448 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.7%±21.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Castleton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
20 min 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cornish and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #39 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Cornish School District | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.