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Cornwall vs Calais vs Bridport
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).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Bridport has the most renters (17.9% 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 | Cornwall | Calais | Bridport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,713Highest |
1,235 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
| Cornwall and Bridport 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% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais 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%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Bridport 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais 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 |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Calais 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 |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$367,200±$35kLowest 16% above VT |
| Cornwall and Calais 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 |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,184±$103 4% below VT |
| Calais and Bridport 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 |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$5,519Lowest 10% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
43.8%±51.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Calais 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Calais 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.