Compare towns
Cabot vs Highgate 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).
Highgate has the highest household income ($81k).
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 | Highgate | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Highgate 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%±5.3Lowest 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% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Danville and Highgate 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Highgate 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 |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
| Highgate 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±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Highgate 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 |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
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| Cabot and Highgate 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 |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 27% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.