Compare towns
Lyme vs Cornwall vs Chittenden vs Newfields
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most renters (19.5% rent).
Cornwall has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Chittenden has the most affordable homes ($347k median).
Newfields has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
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 | Lyme | Cornwall | Chittenden | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,710 |
1,208Lowest |
1,318 |
2,023Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±7.8 25% above U.S. |
50.4±4.6 30% above U.S. |
50.8±6.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Chittenden and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
13.8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Lyme and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lyme and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $133,906±$15k 66% above U.S. |
$114,583±$32k 42% above U.S. |
$106,250±$28kLowest 32% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $645,000±$64k 94% above U.S. |
$458,000±$49k 38% above U.S. |
$346,800±$35kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,418±$130 about the U.S. average |
$1,125±$206Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,125±$488Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,726 116% above U.S. |
$5,346Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±29.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornwall and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 27.2%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.4%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lyme and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Lyme School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.