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Cornwall vs Vershire vs Sharon
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%).
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Vershire | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
842Lowest |
1,577Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Cornwall and Vershire 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% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Vershire 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% |
22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Sharon 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% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Vershire 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 |
$71,618±$12kLowest 12% below VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| Cornwall and Sharon 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 |
$209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon 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 |
$4,640Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire 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% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.5% VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.