Compare towns
Cabot vs Cambridge vs Westminster
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).
Cambridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Cambridge | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
3,767Highest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+4.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Cambridge 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% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
50.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$72,344±$19k 11% below VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Cabot and Cambridge 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 |
$343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Cambridge and Westminster 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 |
$1,183±$66 4% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Cabot and Cambridge 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 |
$4,910Highest about the VT average |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
70.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster 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 | — | #25 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Cambridge School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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| 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.