Compare towns
Cabot vs Lowell vs Westfield
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 people working from home (21.4%).
Lowell has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
Westfield has the most expensive homes ($301k median).
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 | Lowell | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
1,070 |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
44±19.9Highest about the VT average |
| Westfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Cabot 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% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westfield 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% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Westfield and Lowell 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 |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
$72,500±$30k 11% below VT |
| Cabot and Westfield 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 |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$301,400±$47kHighest 5% below VT |
| Westfield 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 |
$945±$46 23% below VT |
$863±$187Lowest 30% below VT |
| Cabot and Lowell 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 |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$4,388 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.6% VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 27% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
30 min 29% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lowell School District | — |
| 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.