Compare towns
Marlboro vs Cornwall vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marlboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+59.7%).
Cornwall has the oldest population (median age 50.4).
Duxbury has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Marlboro is a college town. 42.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Marlboro | Cornwall | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,362 |
1,208Lowest |
1,548Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +59.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 22.7±2.1Lowest 47% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
37.5±4.4 13% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 12%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 42.7%±4.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,135±$10kLowest 5% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
| Cornwall and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,300±$55kLowest 13% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$824Highest 30% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,318±$407 7% above VT |
| Marlboro and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,640Lowest 12% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$6,564 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±43.6 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
2.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 26% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 26%±11.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marlboro and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Marlboro School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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| 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.