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Cabot vs Marshfield vs Mendon
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).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Marshfield | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,863Highest |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Marshfield 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% |
17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% VT: 43.8% |
38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Marshfield 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 |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon 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 |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
| Marshfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639 8% below VT |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
9.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.