Compare towns
Cabot vs Duxbury vs Peacham
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).
Duxbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Peacham has the oldest population (median age 50.1).
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 | Duxbury | Peacham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
1,548 |
887Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
50.1±5.7Highest 16% above VT |
| Peacham 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% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Peacham 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% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±4 VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Peacham 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 |
$105,208±$25kHighest 30% above VT |
$90,000±$28k 11% above VT |
| Duxbury and Peacham 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 |
$364,600±$27kHighest 15% above VT |
$302,000±$64k 5% below VT |
| Duxbury and Peacham 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 |
$1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
$1,028±$248Lowest 17% below VT |
| Duxbury 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 |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
$5,605 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Peacham 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% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4% VT: 73.2% |
76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Peacham School District |
| High school in town | — | Harwood Union Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.