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Cornwall vs Springfield vs Warren
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 highest household income ($115k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Springfield | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
9,084Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Cornwall 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% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Warren 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 |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Cornwall and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726 33% above VT |
$4,807Lowest 5% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Springfield 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% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Springfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.