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Ferrisburgh vs Cornwall vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ferrisburgh has the most renters (14.7% rent).
Cornwall has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Ferrisburgh | Cornwall | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,661Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,713 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.5±4.9 6% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,989±$22k 32% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
| Cornwall and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,700±$35k 34% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$390,300±$36kLowest 23% above VT |
| Cornwall and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,435±$173Highest 16% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,408±$392 14% above VT |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,120Lowest 21% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57%±19.5 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Calais 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 | #7 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None 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.