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Cornwall vs Granby vs Bridport
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 people working from home (24.4%).
Granby has the most affordable homes ($152k median).
Bridport has the most renters (17.9% rent).
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 | Granby | Bridport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
67Lowest |
1,235Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
65.9±6.1Highest 53% above VT |
49.5±7.3Lowest 15% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
3%±39.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Bridport 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% |
55.2%±29Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Granby 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% |
10.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3%±16 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Granby 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 |
$57,083±$51kLowest 30% below VT |
$83,214±$18k about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Bridport 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 |
$151,800±$57kLowest 52% below VT |
$367,200±$35k 16% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
— | $1,184±$103Highest 4% below VT |
| Bridport and Cornwall 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 |
$2,250Lowest 55% below VT |
$5,519 10% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 43.8%±51.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Bridport 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% |
7.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.1%±17.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None 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.