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Cornwall vs Athens vs Enosburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Athens has the most renters (26.3% rent).
Enosburgh has the youngest population (median age 40.6).
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 | Cornwall | Athens | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
431Lowest |
2,804Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
47.3±6.5 10% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Cornwall and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±3 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$68,438±$30k 16% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Cornwall and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$240,400±$32k 24% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,438 8% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Athens 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 | — | — | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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| 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.