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Sandgate vs Cornwall vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k median).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Addison has the most renters (10.8% 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 | Sandgate | Cornwall | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,208Highest |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
| Sandgate and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
| Cornwall and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Cornwall 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 | — |
| High school 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.