Compare towns
Cornish vs Hartford vs St. Albans
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 homeowners (94.1%).
Hartford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% 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 | Hartford | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
10,736Highest |
6,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
43.2±3.9 11% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Cornish and Hartford 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%±3 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Hartford 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% |
22.5%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornish and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hartford and St. Albans 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. |
$78,125±$7k 3% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69k 11% below U.S. |
$304,500±$26kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Hartford and Cornish 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. |
$1,218±$118 14% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Hartford 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. |
$5,773 85% above U.S. |
$4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.6%±12.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Hartford 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% |
11.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hartford and St. Albans 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 | — | #34 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Cornish School District | Hartford School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hartford High School | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.