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Cornwall vs Orleans vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
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 | Orleans | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
809 |
690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
41.7±5.8Lowest 3% below VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Panton 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% |
17.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton 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 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Orleans 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% |
24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$57,159±$10kLowest 30% below VT |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
| Cornwall and Panton 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 |
$156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$438,000±$40k 38% above VT |
| Cornwall and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
| Panton and Cornwall 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 |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$6,695 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Panton 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% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 33% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.