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Warren vs Waitsfield vs Cornwall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Cornwall has the most kids (18.7% 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 | Warren | Waitsfield | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585Highest |
193Lowest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Cornwall 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 |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
| 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 |
$453,100±$98kLowest 43% above VT |
$458,000±$49k 45% above 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±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$6,726 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Waitsfield 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% |
3.1% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.