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Proctor vs Cornwall vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Wallingford has the most renters (17.5% 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 | Proctor | Cornwall | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,586 |
1,208Lowest |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±8.9 10% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Cornwall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,060±$12kLowest 8% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,059±$200 14% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Cornwall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 5% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.