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Burke vs Cabot vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Burke has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Cabot has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Burke | Cabot | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,317Lowest |
1,579 |
1,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.8 5% below VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
42±8.6Highest about the VT average |
| Calais and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Burke and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
| Calais and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,600±$18k 8% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
| Calais and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Calais and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,177 about the VT average |
$4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None 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.