Compare towns
Cabot vs Fair Haven vs Windham
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).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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 | Fair Haven | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
2,724Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham 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% |
19.4%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Fair Haven 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% |
18.4%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham 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% VT: 43.8% |
23.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fair Haven 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 |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham 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±$77k 15% below VT |
$176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Cabot 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 |
$830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
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| Cabot and Fair Haven 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 |
$3,865Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fair Haven and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Windham 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 | — | #66 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| High school in town | — | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.