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Cornwall vs Killington vs Vershire
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 highest household income ($115k).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k 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 | Killington | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
785Lowest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
52.8±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
| Killington and Cornwall 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% |
13.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Vershire 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% |
21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
57.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Killington and Vershire 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 |
$81,250±$39k about the VT average |
$71,618±$12kLowest 12% below VT |
| Cornwall and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
$209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
| Killington and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,286±$483Highest 4% above VT |
$1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
| Killington and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726 33% above VT |
$6,827Highest 35% above VT |
$4,640Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Cornwall 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% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Killington and Cornwall 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| 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.