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Andover vs Barnet vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most expensive homes ($383k median).
Barnet has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Andover | Barnet | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,855Highest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Andover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3% VT: 43.8% |
35.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Andover and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Andover and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
| Andover and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
| Andover and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Highest about the VT average |
$4,489Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| High school 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.