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Cornwall vs Langdon vs Sullivan vs Middlebury

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 people working from home (24.4%).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.

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MeasureCornwallLangdonSullivanMiddlebury
People
Population
1,208
805
687Lowest
9,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.4±4.6Highest
30% above U.S.
42.3±12.6
9% above U.S.
46.6±6.5
20% above U.S.
31.8±3.7Lowest
18% below U.S.
Cornwall and Sullivan 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%
23.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.3%±5
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Langdon 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%
26.2%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.5%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±2.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Langdon 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
26.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
55.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
32.6%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,583±$32kHighest
42% above U.S.
$97,917±$31k
21% above U.S.
$106,667±$20k
32% above U.S.
$86,169±$16kLowest
7% above U.S.
Cornwall and Sullivan 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.
$281,900±$18k
15% below U.S.
$236,500±$29kLowest
29% below U.S.
$409,700±$30k
23% above U.S.
Cornwall and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$206Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,417±$285Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,225±$275
13% below U.S.
$1,156±$113
18% below U.S.
Langdon and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,726
116% above U.S.
$5,492
76% above U.S.
$5,099Lowest
63% above U.S.
$6,868Highest
120% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.9%±65.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
50%±81.8
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±84.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
50.9%±14.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornwall and Middlebury 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%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
65.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
11% below U.S.
30 min
15% above U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
16 minLowest
41% below U.S.
Work from home
24.4%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.6%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
4.2%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.8%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Cornwall and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — — #17 of 70 in VT
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Fall Mountain Regional School District — Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town Fall Mountain Regional High School — Middlebury Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.7Highest
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12.6Lowest
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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.