Compare towns
Cornwall vs Enosburgh vs Highgate vs Warren
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).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
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 | Enosburgh | Highgate | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
2,804 |
3,528Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren 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% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest 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% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 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 |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Cornwall and Warren 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 |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren 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 |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726 33% above VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 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% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.