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Middlebury vs Cornwall vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Cornwall has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% 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 | Middlebury | Cornwall | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Cornwall and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30kLowest 29% above VT |
$458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868 36% above VT |
$6,726Lowest 33% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.