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Cornwall vs Whiting vs Bennington
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).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Bennington has the most affordable homes ($213k median).
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 | Whiting | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
532Lowest |
15,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
| Cornwall and Bennington 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Bennington 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% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Bennington 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 |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below 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 |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
$1,133±$63 8% below VT |
| Whiting and Bennington 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 |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$4,513 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington 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% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 min 7% below VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #58 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.7 |
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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.