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Wheelock vs Cornwall vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Wheelock | Cornwall | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,208 |
1,585Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6 18% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 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 | $64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% 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 | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% 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 | — | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$6,726 33% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 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 | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.