Compare towns
Cornwall vs St. Albans vs Bridport
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%).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.5%).
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 | St. Albans | Bridport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
7,057Highest |
1,235 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+16.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
41.3±2.8Lowest 4% below VT |
49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
| Cornwall and Bridport 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% |
20%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Albans 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% |
20.8%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Bridport 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% |
33.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
8.1%±4.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| St. Albans and Cornwall 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 |
$90,060±$19k 11% above VT |
$83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
| Cornwall and St. Albans 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 |
$363,300±$22kLowest 15% above VT |
$367,200±$35k 16% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,460±$152Highest 18% above VT |
$1,184±$103 4% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,689Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,519 10% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
73.6%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.8%±51.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Cornwall 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% |
5.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
27 minHighest 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.7%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.