Compare towns
Cornwall vs Rupert vs Waltham
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 kids (18.7% under 18).
Rupert has the oldest housing (typical home built 1955).
Waltham has the most affordable homes ($330k 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 | Rupert | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
676 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
57.8±9.7 34% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Waltham and Rupert 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% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waltham and Rupert 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% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Waltham 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 |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above VT |
$97,500±$14k 20% above VT |
| Cornwall and Waltham 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 |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$329,700±$51kLowest 4% above VT |
| Cornwall and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
— | $1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
| Cornwall and Waltham 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 |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
$5,714 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Waltham 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% |
6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Waltham 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.