Compare towns
Cornwall vs Pawlet vs Wells
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 expensive homes ($458k median).
Pawlet has the most kids (20.3% under 18).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Pawlet | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
1,480Highest |
1,148Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
47.9±7.5Lowest 11% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells 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% |
20.3%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Pawlet 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% |
27.3%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pawlet 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% |
37.5% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
4.4%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Pawlet 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 |
$62,273±$14kLowest 23% below VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
| Cornwall and Wells 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 |
$266,200±$44k 16% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,153±$215 7% below VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
| Wells and Pawlet 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 |
$3,924 22% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
42.6%±21.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells 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% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 min 40% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.4%±8.3 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Pawlet 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 | Mettawee School District #84 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.