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Whitingham vs Cornwall vs Roxbury vs Corinth

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).

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.

MeasureWhitinghamCornwallRoxburyCorinth
People
Population
1,368
1,208
942Lowest
1,539Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
-1.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
46.4±7.1
8% above VT
50.4±4.6Highest
17% above VT
35.6±11.7Lowest
17% below VT
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
Cornwall and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±4.5
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3
VT: 17.9%
30.6%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
16.8%±4.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
31.1%±2.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±6.1
VT: 21.4%
18.7%±8.1Lowest
VT: 21.4%
27.3%±3.5
VT: 21.4%
Whitingham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.8%
VT: 43.8%
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
29.9%
VT: 43.8%
29.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±1.9
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
2.8%±2.3
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
Cornwall and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$70,625±$11kLowest
13% below VT
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
$73,214±$22k
10% below VT
$89,167±$29k
10% above VT
Cornwall and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$262,300±$30k
17% below VT
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
$242,600±$55k
23% below VT
$213,800±$34kLowest
32% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$673±$150Lowest
45% below VT
$1,125±$206
9% below VT
$950±$495
23% below VT
$1,267±$510Highest
about the VT average
Corinth and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,055
about the VT average
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
$4,284
15% below VT
$3,584Lowest
29% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
62.7%±47.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5
VT: 48.4%
16.7%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8
VT: 48.4%
Whitingham and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.5%
VT: 10.1%
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
27.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
94%
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
2 yrs older than VT
1976Highest
same as VT
1974Lowest
2 yrs older than VT
1976Highest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
62% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
26 min
12% above VT
35 min
49% above VT
Work from home
9.7%±5.2
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
5.2%±3.8Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5
VT: 16.9%
Cornwall and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Twin Valley Unified School District #75 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 — —
High school in town Twin Valley Middle High School None in town — —
Students per teacherat that high school
7.8
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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.