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Cornwall vs Middlebury vs Pittsfield
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 kids (18.7% under 18).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($313k median).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% 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.
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 | Middlebury | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
7,220Highest |
391Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
| Pittsfield 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% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield 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% VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$86,250±$18k 6% above VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
| Cornwall and Middlebury 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 |
$417,400±$31k 32% above VT |
$313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
| 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±$206 9% below VT |
$1,201±$120Highest about the VT average |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
| Middlebury 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 |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$5,181Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| 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 VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Cornwall 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.