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Cornwall vs Proctor vs Vernon
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%).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Vernon has the most renters (23.8% 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 | Proctor | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,794 |
2,709Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Vernon 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% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor 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% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Vernon 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% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
26.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
3%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Proctor 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 |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
| Cornwall and Vernon 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 |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,023±$214Lowest 17% below VT |
| Cornwall and Proctor 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 |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Proctor 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% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 min 6% below VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.