Compare towns
Cabot vs Calais vs Underhill
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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Calais has the most homeowners (92.4%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k 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 | Calais | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
1,713 |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
42±8.6Highest about the VT average |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Calais and Cabot 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% |
22.5%±5.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Cabot 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% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Calais 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
| Calais and Underhill 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±$36k 23% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Underhill and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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 | $4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest 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% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than 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% |
19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais 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 | — | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.