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Cornwall vs Randolph vs Proctor
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%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
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 | Randolph | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
4,843Highest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Proctor 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% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest 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% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Randolph 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% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
| Cornwall and Randolph 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 |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
| Randolph 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 |
$4,698 7% below VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Randolph 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% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | Proctor Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.