Compare towns
Cornish vs Danville vs Hartland
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 highest household income ($92k).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Hartland has the most expensive homes ($349k 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 | Cornish | Danville | Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
2,360 |
3,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3 39% above U.S. |
53.1±6Lowest 37% above U.S. |
55.8±5.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Hartland and Cornish 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% |
18.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.5%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Danville and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hartland and Cornish 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% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hartland and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$70,946±$7kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$86,136±$23k 7% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69k 11% below U.S. |
$275,800±$43kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$348,600±$39kHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Hartland and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227 14% below U.S. |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796 86% above U.S. |
$4,358Lowest 40% above U.S. |
$6,437Highest 106% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.1%±89.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornish and Hartland 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% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.7%±9.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danville and Hartland 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 | — | — | #29 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Cornish School District | — | Hartland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.