Compare towns
Cornwall vs Mount Holly vs Shoreham
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 people working from home (24.4%).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Shoreham has the most renters (19.1% rent).
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 | Mount Holly | Shoreham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,415Highest |
1,269 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
51.8±7.2 20% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Shoreham 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% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$93,654±$23k 15% above VT |
| Cornwall and Shoreham 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 |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$316,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,306±$335 6% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,713 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±48.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Cornwall 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.9%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.