Compare towns
Cabot vs Barnet vs Burke
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 renters (16.3% rent).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Burke has the most expensive homes ($341k median).
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 | Barnet | Burke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
61Lowest |
1,317 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
41.1±4.8 5% below VT |
| Barnet and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Burke and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$87,143±$17kHighest 7% above 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 | $268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
| Burke and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
— | $938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
| Cabot and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639 8% below VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
— | 74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
— | 25 minLowest 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.