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Cabot vs Hyde Park 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).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Danville has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
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 | Hyde Park | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
513Lowest |
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 |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Hyde Park 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% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Hyde Park 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% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Danville 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cabot and Hyde Park 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 |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
| Hyde Park 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 |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% 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±$354Lowest about the VT average |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
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| Hyde Park and Cabot 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 |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Hyde Park 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% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest 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 | — | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.