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Vernon vs Cornwall vs Ellington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Ellington has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Vernon | Cornwall | Ellington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577Highest |
1,425Lowest |
16,455 |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
53.9±5.1Highest 31% above CT |
40.9±2.4 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2 CT: 20.2% |
14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.4%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
51.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
$128,864±$34k 35% above CT |
$129,913±$17kHighest 36% above CT |
| Ellington and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
$554,600±$106kHighest 51% above CT |
$366,900±$17k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77 4% below CT |
$1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,737±$212Highest 17% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804 13% below CT |
$5,792Lowest 13% below CT |
$6,751Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
46.8%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±10.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Cornwall and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.2% CT: 10% |
2.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
72.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
30 min 13% above CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.9 CT: 16% |
| Cornwall and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #107 of 149 in CT | — | #46 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Vernon School District | Cornwall School District | Ellington School District |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | None in town | Ellington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | 10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT 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.