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Whitingham vs Roxbury vs Cornwall
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).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Whitingham | Roxbury | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,368Highest |
942Lowest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
| Cornwall and Whitingham 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% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Cornwall 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% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest 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 |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
| Cornwall and Roxbury 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 |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
| Cornwall and Roxbury 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 |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 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% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 62% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| 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.