Compare towns
Roxbury vs Cornwall vs Kirby vs Lowell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
Kirby has the most renters (6.5% rent).
Lowell has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
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 | Roxbury | Cornwall | Kirby | Lowell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 942 |
1,208Highest |
756Lowest |
1,070 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7 17% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
38.8±7.1 10% below VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
| Cornwall and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.4% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$57,404±$15k 29% below VT |
| Cornwall and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$302,900±$63k 4% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
| Kirby and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 15% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,597 9% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
34 min 43% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Lowell School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.