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Cornwall vs Middlebury vs Sidney
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 highest household income ($115k).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 23.7).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
7,220Highest |
4,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 30% above U.S. |
23.7±1.3Lowest 39% below U.S. |
43±5.5 11% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Sidney 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% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornwall and Middlebury 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% |
61.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
40.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$86,250±$18k 7% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| 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 38% above U.S. |
$417,400±$31k 25% above U.S. |
$336,200±$34kLowest about the U.S. 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±$206Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,201±$120 15% below U.S. |
$1,340±$304Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Sidney and Middlebury 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. |
$6,795Highest 118% above U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.6%±15.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest 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% |
15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below U.S. |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest 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 | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.