Compare towns
Cornish vs Newbury vs Waterville
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).
Newbury has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Waterville has the most affordable homes ($236k 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 | Newbury | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Highest |
393Lowest |
680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
48.3±14Lowest 24% above U.S. |
49.1±8.2 26% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Waterville 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%±7.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±8.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Waterville and Newbury 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% |
27.5%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newbury 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% |
38.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±6.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newbury and Waterville 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. |
$76,250±$23k 6% below U.S. |
$71,250±$27kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Newbury 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. |
$275,900±$28k 17% below U.S. |
$236,300±$15kLowest 29% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Newbury 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. |
$1,259±$401Highest 11% below U.S. |
$1,110±$93Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Newbury and Cornish 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. |
$3,943Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$3,957 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±25.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.6%±27.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newbury and Waterville 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% |
9.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±8.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newbury and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cornish School District | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| 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.