Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Cornwall’s subject grades are an A for health and history and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. 22% of the land in Cornwall is conserved, where Vermont’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On civic life, just 12 of Vermont’s 165 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge and Cornwall Town Hall. Cornwall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cornwall beats most towns.
Census counts: 826 in 1790, 1,207 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Cornwall is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cornwall, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Cornwall.
The share of adults in Cornwall who say their health is fair or poor: 13%. Against the Vermont average, Cornwall comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 1. 8.7% of adults smoke cigarettes in the town, below both Vermont’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (14%).
| Cornwall | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 9.1% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Cornwall | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 8.7% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 83% | 85.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Addison Central Unified Union School District #55. Enrollment at Cornwall’s public school: 91 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Memorial SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 91 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
A typical home in Cornwall is worth about $578,000, down 0.5% in a year, 47% above the Vermont typical home. The typical rent here is $1,125 a month.
| Cornwall | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,125 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Cornwall than in 87% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 61% come from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half commute less than 11 miles. Only 7 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher income of the median household than Cornwall. Also worth knowing: 1% of working residents work locally in the town. The top destinations are Middlebury (35%), Shoreham (5%) and Brandon (4%).
| Cornwall | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $115,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 16% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
17 miles of trail. For Cornwall, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Only 3 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher peak summer temperature than Cornwall. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 11° and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cornwall. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
Big draw40 mi LakeLake Champlain
29 mi LakeLake George
37 mi MountainMount Marcy
8 mi National forestGreen Mountain National Forest
32 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft verticalFort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Green Mountain National Forest: Brian W. Schaller, FAL · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cornwall
About 4 of every 100 Cornwall residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
6 places in Cornwall on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Cornwall.
Town in Vermont, United States
Cornwall is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded November 3, 1761. The population was 1,207 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
13 notable people were born here, including Eugene Cook Bingham and Solomon Foot.
