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Warren vs Cornwall vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
Highgate has the most affordable homes ($281k median).
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 | Warren | Cornwall | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585 |
1,208Lowest |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$280,500±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$6,726 33% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.