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Baltimore vs Randolph vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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.
| Measure | Baltimore | Randolph | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
4,843Highest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Baltimore and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Baltimore and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$278,700±$38kHighest 12% below VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
| Randolph and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,698Highest 7% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | Randolph Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.