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Cornwall vs Hancock vs Marshfield
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 expensive homes ($458k median).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k 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 | Hancock | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
435Lowest |
470 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Marshfield 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% |
17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Cornwall 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% |
19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Hancock 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% |
34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
| Cornwall and Marshfield 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 |
$187,900±$11k 41% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,125±$79Highest 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,511 30% below VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Marshfield 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% |
5.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Marshfield 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.