Compare towns
Cabot vs Danville vs Hartford
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).
Danville has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Hartford has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
2,360 |
10,736Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3% VT: +2.8% |
+7.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
43.2±3.9 about the VT average |
| Danville and Hartford 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% |
18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
18%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Danville 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% |
24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Danville and Hartford 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% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Hartford 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 |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$78,125±$7kHighest 4% below VT |
| Hartford 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 |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$304,500±$26kHighest 4% below VT |
| Hartford and Danville 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 |
— | $1,218±$118Lowest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Hartford 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 |
$4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,773Highest 15% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hartford and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.8%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 min 27% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
18 minLowest 22% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Danville 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 | — | — | #34 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Hartford School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Hartford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.