Compare towns
Cabot vs Dummerston vs Fairfax
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).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
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 | Dummerston | Fairfax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
2,090 |
5,226Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
38.8±3.3Lowest 10% below VT |
| Dummerston and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Fairfax 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% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston 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% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Fairfax 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±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$128,963±$29kHighest 59% above VT |
| Fairfax and Dummerston 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 |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$378,200±$22kHighest 19% above VT |
| Fairfax and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,080±$131Lowest 12% below VT |
| Dummerston 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 |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,497Highest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax and Dummerston 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 | — | — | #36 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Fairfax School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.