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Cornwall vs Rochester vs Townshend
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).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Townshend has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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 | Rochester | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,389 |
1,538Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
53.3±7.6 24% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
| Townshend and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester 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% |
49%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Townshend 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 |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
$78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
| Cornwall and Townshend 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 |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
$287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
$1,074±$80 13% below VT |
| Cornwall and Townshend 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 |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
$5,364 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Rochester 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% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Townshend 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 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.1 |
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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.