Compare towns
Moretown vs Cornwall vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moretown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% 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 | Moretown | Cornwall | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,532Highest |
1,208 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Cornwall and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
| Cornwall and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,800±$36k 20% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| Cornwall and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
| Cornwall and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,506 9% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.