Compare towns
Cornwall vs Belvidere vs Panton
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 highest household income ($115k).
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
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 | Belvidere | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
422Lowest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Belvidere 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% |
8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.9% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Panton 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 |
$81,563±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
| Cornwall and Panton 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 |
$239,200±$51kLowest 24% below VT |
$438,000±$40k 38% above VT |
| Cornwall and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
| Belvidere and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,695 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Cornwall 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% |
5.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.