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Cornwall vs Middlebury vs Stannard
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 the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Stannard has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
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.
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 | Stannard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
9,175Highest |
228Lowest |
| 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±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
48.3±14.6 12% above VT |
| Cornwall and Stannard 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% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Stannard 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%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.9%±8.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Stannard 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% |
44.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$66,979±$30kLowest 18% 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 |
$409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
$216,200±$44kLowest 32% 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±$113Highest 6% below VT |
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| 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,183Lowest 17% 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% |
| 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% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| 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.