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Cornwall vs Mount Tabor vs Middlesex
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 Tabor | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
304Lowest |
1,943Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Cornwall 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 |
— | $109,632±$13kLowest 35% above VT |
| Cornwall and Middlesex 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 |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$376,300±$40kLowest 19% above VT |
| Cornwall and Mount Tabor 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 |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$6,483 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Mount Tabor 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Cornwall 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 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.