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Starksboro vs Cornwall vs Sunderland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Sunderland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
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 | Starksboro | Cornwall | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,269 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+10.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
40.8±2.8 5% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.6%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Starksboro and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±3.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$15kLowest about the VT average |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$88,523±$16k 9% above VT |
| Cornwall and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,700±$42kLowest 9% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$300,000±$43k 5% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$91 6% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,413±$242Highest 15% above VT |
| Sunderland and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536 10% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,136Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.5%±61.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.