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Cabot vs Baltimore vs Danville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Danville has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
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 | Cabot | Baltimore | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
361Lowest |
2,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
51.2±10.3 19% above VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Danville and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% 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 | $268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
| Danville and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.