Compare towns
Cornwall vs Warren vs Ripton vs Middlebury
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 kids (18.7% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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| Measure | Cornwall | Warren | Ripton | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,208 |
1,585 |
508Lowest |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Ripton 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% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Warren 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% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
| Cornwall and Ripton 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$394,400±$61kLowest 25% above VT |
$409,700±$30k 29% 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±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
— | $1,156±$113 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726 33% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$6,868 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Ripton 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
19 min 21% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 12.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.