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Cornwall vs Dover vs Enosburgh
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).
Dover has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k 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 | Dover | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,466 |
2,804Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Dover and Cornwall 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% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh 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% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover 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% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh 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 |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
| Cornwall and Enosburgh 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 |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Enosburgh 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% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Dover 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 | — | — | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.