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Cornwall vs Coventry vs Wheelock
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).
Coventry has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Cornwall | Coventry | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
917 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Cornwall 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% |
20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Wheelock 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% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
| Cornwall and Wheelock 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 |
$197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$2,937 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Coventry 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% |
19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1989 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Wheelock 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 | Coventry School District | — |
| High school 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.