Compare towns
Monkton vs Cornwall vs Warren vs Starksboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
Cornwall has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% 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 | Monkton | Cornwall | Warren | Starksboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,999Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,585 |
1,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.4 9% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.4%±2Lowest 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+ | 50% VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$114,583±$32k 41% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$82,188±$15kLowest about the VT average |
| Monkton and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,900±$18k 20% above VT |
$458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$287,700±$42kLowest 9% below VT |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,301±$120 5% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,306±$91 6% above VT |
| Warren and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,887 17% above VT |
$6,726 33% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.