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Cabot vs Danville vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Danville has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Durham has the most expensive homes ($504k median).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Danville | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
2,360 |
15,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 4% above U.S. |
53.1±6Highest 37% above U.S. |
20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.7%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16k 5% below U.S. |
$70,946±$7kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$124,056±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$275,800±$43k 17% below U.S. |
$504,300±$41kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Lowest 12% below U.S. |
— | $1,429±$143Highest about the U.S. average |
| Durham and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639 49% above U.S. |
$4,358Lowest 40% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.7%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cabot and Durham 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 | — | — | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Oyster River High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.3 |
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U.S. 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.