Compare towns
Hancock vs Cornwall vs Highgate vs North Troy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
North Troy has the most kids (31.6% under 18).
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 | Hancock | Cornwall | Highgate | North Troy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,208 |
3,528Highest |
506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
34.1±4.4 21% below VT |
| Cornwall and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.6%±9.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
16%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
16.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$50,417±$5kLowest 38% below VT |
| Cornwall and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11k 41% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$121,100±$20kLowest 62% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19 24% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$597±$179Lowest 52% below VT |
| Cornwall and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511 30% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$2,641Lowest 48% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and North Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
21.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
63.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 min 32% above VT |
50 minHighest 113% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±8.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and North Troy 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 | — | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.