Compare towns
Randolph vs Cabot vs Cornwall vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Randolph | Cabot | Cornwall | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,579 |
1,208Lowest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
| Cornwall and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
| Cornwall and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
| Cabot and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698 7% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Cornwall 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — | — | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | — | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.