Compare towns
Waterville vs Cornwall vs Bakersfield vs Vershire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waterville has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k 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 | Waterville | Cornwall | Bakersfield | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 680Lowest |
1,208Highest |
1,109 |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.1±8.2 14% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
46.4±8 8% above VT |
45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
| Cornwall and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Waterville and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.2% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.3 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$27kLowest 12% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Cornwall and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,300±$15k 25% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
$209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$93Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
$1,117±$80 9% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,957 21% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
$4,640 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
81.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 min 40% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.