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Cabot vs Fairlee vs Danville
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).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Danville has the most homeowners (84.1%).
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 | Fairlee | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
54Lowest |
2,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
53.1±6 23% above VT |
| Fairlee and Danville 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% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9 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% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Cabot and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
| Cabot and Danville 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 |
$277,500±$28kHighest 12% below VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Fairlee 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 |
$1,057±$620Lowest 14% below VT |
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| Cabot and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$3,750Lowest 26% below VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee 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% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 27% above VT |
— | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.