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Shoreham vs Newfane vs Cornwall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Shoreham has the most renters (19.1% rent).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Shoreham | Newfane | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,269 |
1,456Highest |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.8±7.2 20% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
| Newfane and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,654±$23k 15% above VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
| Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $316,400±$34k about the VT average |
$284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$335Highest 6% above VT |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
| Shoreham and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,713Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±48.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None 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.