Compare towns
Cabot vs Calais 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).
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Calais | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
1,713 |
2,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Calais 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% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Calais 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% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Danville and Calais 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
| Calais 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±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
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| Calais and Cabot 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 |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Cabot 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 27% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.