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Leicester vs Cornwall vs Hancock vs Sutton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).

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.

MeasureLeicesterCornwallHancockSutton
People
Population
1,026
1,208Highest
435Lowest
790
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-10%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
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-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
48.8±3.8
13% above VT
50.4±4.6Highest
17% above VT
33.8±11.6Lowest
22% below VT
46.6±5.7
8% above VT
Cornwall and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.9%±5.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.2%±5.8
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4
VT: 17.9%
Cornwall and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.5%±6.7
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±6.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.8%±3.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7
VT: 21.4%
Cornwall and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%
VT: 43.8%
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.3%
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.6Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$70,417±$30kLowest
13% below VT
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
$76,250±$34k
6% below VT
$71,250±$18k
12% below VT
Cornwall and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$309,700±$107k
about the VT average
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
$187,900±$11kLowest
41% below VT
$231,100±$41k
27% below VT
Cornwall and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,098±$300
11% below VT
$1,125±$206Highest
9% below VT
$939±$19Lowest
24% below VT
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Cornwall and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,822
24% below VT
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
$3,511Lowest
30% below VT
$3,975
21% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±40.4
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
3.5%±16.9Lowest
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1
VT: 48.4%
Cornwall and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.8%
VT: 10.1%
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
5.6%
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.5%
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
59.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
85%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1976
same as VT
1972Lowest
4 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
20% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
28 min
17% above VT
30 minHighest
26% above VT
Work from home
12.7%±5.9
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.7%±5
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Cornwall and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
High school in town — None in town — None in town
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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.