Compare towns
Cornwall vs Fairlee vs Lemington
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).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Lemington has the most affordable homes ($138k 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 | Fairlee | Lemington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
54Lowest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
53.8±22.6 25% above VT |
| Fairlee and Lemington 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% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±21.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Lemington and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
35.2%±23.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Lemington 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% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
0.9%±9.7 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Lemington 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 |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$55,000±$42k 32% below VT |
| Cornwall and Lemington 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 |
$277,500±$28k 12% below VT |
$138,400±$14kLowest 56% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,057±$620Lowest 14% below VT |
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| Cornwall and Fairlee 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 |
$3,750 26% below VT |
$2,365Lowest 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Cornwall 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% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
— | 37 minHighest 57% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.2%±12.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Fairlee 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.