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Cornwall vs Fairfax vs Underhill
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 oldest population (median age 50.4).
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Fairfax | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
5,226Highest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
38.8±3.3 10% below VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Fairfax 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% |
12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Underhill 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% |
49.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fairfax 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±$32k 41% above VT |
$128,963±$29kHighest 59% above VT |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above VT |
| Fairfax and Cornwall 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 |
$378,200±$22kLowest 19% above VT |
$446,000±$24k 41% above VT |
| Cornwall and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,080±$131Lowest 12% below VT |
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| Cornwall and Fairfax 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 |
$5,497Lowest 9% above VT |
$6,697 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Fairfax 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% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.7% VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 min 31% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax and Cornwall 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 | — | #36 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Fairfax School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.