Compare towns
Cabot vs Landgrove vs Burke
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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Landgrove has the highest household income ($196k).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Landgrove | Burke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
225Lowest |
1,317 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
41.1±4.8 5% below VT |
| Landgrove and Burke 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% |
17.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Burke 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% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Burke 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% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Burke and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
| Landgrove and Burke 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 |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$340,600±$18k 8% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
— | $938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
| Cabot and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,177 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke 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% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
25 min 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.