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Cornwall vs Hanover vs Vienna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Hanover has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k 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 | Hanover | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
6,882Highest |
5,184 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Lowest 30% above U.S. |
50.6±5.5 30% above U.S. |
53.5±6Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Vienna and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Vienna and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hanover 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
23%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cornwall and Hanover 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 42% above U.S. |
$71,563±$9kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$83,244±$10k 3% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$141,500±$16k 57% below U.S. |
$125,000±$20kLowest 62% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 20% below U.S. |
$993±$105 30% below U.S. |
$928±$166Lowest 34% below U.S. |
| Cornwall and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 116% above U.S. |
$2,881 8% below U.S. |
$2,680Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.5%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.1%±15.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornwall and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #196 of 484 in NY | #436 of 484 in NY |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.


