Compare towns
Burke vs Cabot vs Northfield
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 most expensive homes ($341k median).
Cabot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Northfield has the most renters (26.5% rent).
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 | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,317Lowest |
1,579 |
5,920Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.8Highest 5% below VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
| Burke and Cabot 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% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest 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%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
20%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Burke and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,143±$17kHighest 7% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$71,768±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
| Burke and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$274,400±$21k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,018±$207 18% below VT |
| Cabot and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,177Highest about the VT average |
$4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Cabot 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 | — | — | #42 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.