Compare towns
Dover vs Cornwall vs Athens
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
Athens has the most affordable homes ($240k 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 | Dover | Cornwall | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466Highest |
1,208 |
431Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
47.3±6.5Lowest 10% above VT |
| Dover and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
4.9%±3Highest VT: 7% |
| Athens and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$68,438±$30k 16% below VT |
| Cornwall and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,438 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| 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.