Compare towns
Cornwall vs Jacksonville
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%).
Jacksonville has the most affordable homes ($223k 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 | Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
106Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
50.6±12.1Highest 17% above VT |
| Jacksonville and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Jacksonville 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% |
25.5%±23.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Jacksonville 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% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Jacksonville 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 |
$83,281±$30kLowest about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Jacksonville 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 |
$223,400±$61kLowest 29% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206 9% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,795Lowest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Jacksonville 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 | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.