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Topsham vs Danville vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has the most homeowners (90.3%).
Danville has the most expensive homes ($276k median).
Corinth has the highest household income ($89k).
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 | Topsham | Danville | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 999Lowest |
2,360Highest |
1,539 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3% VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.1±5.9 16% above VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
| Danville and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Danville and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±4.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Topsham and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,308±$60k 11% below VT |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
| Corinth and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $222,900±$56k 30% below VT |
$275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
| Danville and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $908±$398Lowest 26% below VT |
— | $1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
| Corinth and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,006 21% below VT |
$4,358Highest 14% below VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 91.9%±28.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
33 minLowest 39% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Waits River Union High District #36 | — | — |
| 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.