Compare towns
Orleans vs Cornwall vs Holland vs Barton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orleans has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Barton has the most renters (47.3% rent).
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 | Orleans | Cornwall | Holland | Barton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 809 |
1,208Highest |
790 |
730Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
41.8±3.9 3% below VT |
40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.1% VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
6.8%±4.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Holland and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $57,159±$10k 30% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$60,729±$16k 25% below VT |
$40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,300±$18k 51% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$209,400±$44k 34% below VT |
$146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$94 34% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,330±$69Highest 8% above VT |
$761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
| Holland and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,463 31% below VT |
$3,185 37% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.3%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.8%±18.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Holland and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72% VT: 73.2% |
52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 33% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 9% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.3%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.5%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #38 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.