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Hancock vs Cornwall vs Westminster
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).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,208Highest |
497 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Cornwall 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% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest 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% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Westminster 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 |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19 24% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% 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 |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
2.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Westminster 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 | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.