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Cornwall vs Plainfield vs Weybridge
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%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Plainfield | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
1,314Highest |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
| Weybridge 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% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge 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% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Weybridge 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% |
48.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32k 41% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Cornwall 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 |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
| Cornwall and Weybridge 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 |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Plainfield 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 |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Weybridge 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Plainfield 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school 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.