Compare towns
Cornwall vs Middlebury vs Sandgate vs Whiting
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).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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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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 | Sandgate | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,208 |
9,175Highest |
435Lowest |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
| Sandgate 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% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting 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 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
| Cornwall and Whiting 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 |
$409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
| 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 9% below VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
— | $1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
| Whiting and Middlebury 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Whiting 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% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate 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 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.