Compare towns
Cornwall vs Dorset vs Mendon vs Mount Tabor
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%).
Dorset has the most kids (24% under 18).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Dorset | Mendon | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,208 |
2,092Highest |
1,113 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Mendon 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% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Cornwall 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% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Mendon 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% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Mendon 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 |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
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| Cornwall and Dorset 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 |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726 33% above VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Dorset 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% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
22 min 8% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.