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Cabot vs Hardwick 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).
Hardwick has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Hardwick | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
2,965Highest |
2,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Hardwick 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% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest 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% |
27%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Hardwick 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% |
33.7% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hardwick 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 |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
| Hardwick 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 |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
| Danville 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 |
$875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
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| Cabot and Hardwick 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 |
$4,351Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Hardwick 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% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
29 minLowest 23% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 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 | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | — |
| High school in town | — | Hazen Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.