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New Haven vs Cornwall vs Ripton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Haven has the most renters (21.8% rent).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).

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.

MeasureNew HavenCornwallRipton
People
Population
1,792Highest
1,208
508Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.5%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
48±3.9
11% above VT
50.4±4.6Highest
17% above VT
47.7±14.2Lowest
11% above VT
Cornwall and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.1%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Cornwall and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.2%±2.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±6.1
VT: 21.4%
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
48%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$92,321±$17kLowest
14% above VT
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
$112,917±$15k
39% above VT
Cornwall and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$379,300±$19kLowest
20% above VT
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
$394,400±$61k
25% above VT
Cornwall and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,163±$143Highest
6% below VT
$1,125±$206Lowest
9% below VT
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New Haven and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,967
18% above VT
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
$4,915Lowest
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20.1%±6.7Lowest
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100
VT: 48.4%
Cornwall and Ripton 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%
8.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
78.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
90.9%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1976
same as VT
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
7% below VT
24 min
about the VT average
24 minHighest
about the VT average
Work from home
17.8%±5.8
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Cornwall and New Haven 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 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.