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Cornwall vs Brookfield vs Williston
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 homeowners (94.3%).
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
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 | Brookfield | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,486 |
10,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
45.4±4.5Lowest 5% above VT |
| Cornwall and Brookfield 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% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Williston and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Cornwall 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 |
$98,500±$23kLowest 21% above VT |
$106,967±$12k 32% above VT |
| Cornwall and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$339,300±$15kLowest 7% above VT |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
| Williston and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,592 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Williston 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% |
6.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Cornwall 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 | — | — | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.