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Hancock vs Cornwall vs Putney
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 affordable homes ($188k median).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Putney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,208 |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
37.2±5.2 14% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19 24% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% 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 | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,313 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Putney 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% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Putney 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 | — | — | #32 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.