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Cornwall vs Hancock vs North Troy
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).
North Troy has the most kids (31.6% 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 | Hancock | North Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
435Lowest |
506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
34.1±4.4 21% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.6%±9.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
16%±6Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
16.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$50,417±$5kLowest 38% below VT |
| Cornwall and Hancock 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 |
$121,100±$20kLowest 62% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$939±$19 24% below VT |
$597±$179Lowest 52% below VT |
| Cornwall and Hancock 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 |
$3,511 30% below VT |
$2,641Lowest 48% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and North Troy 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% VT: 10.1% |
21.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
63.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 17% above VT |
50 minHighest 113% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±8.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and North Troy 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 Our Story | 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.