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Cornwall vs Townshend 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).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Townshend | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
1,538Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
| Townshend and Cornwall 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% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting 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% |
19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Townshend 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% |
52.1% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Whiting 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 |
$78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
| Cornwall and Whiting 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 |
$287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
| Whiting and Cornwall 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 |
$5,364 6% above VT |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.