Compare towns
Cornwall vs St. George vs Whiting
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).
St. George has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
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. George | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
812 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+17.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
44.7±13.4 4% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
| Cornwall and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.6%±7Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
| St. George and Whiting 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% |
15.9%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
53.6% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±3.9 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and St. George 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 |
$109,464±$34k 35% above VT |
$91,250±$38kLowest 12% above VT |
| Cornwall and St. George 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 |
$376,800±$50k 19% above VT |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
| Cornwall and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,394±$132Highest 13% above VT |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
| St. George and Whiting 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 |
$5,514 9% above VT |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
96%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| St. George 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% |
5.5% VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.1% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
27.6%±8.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| St. George and Cornwall 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 | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school in town | None 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.