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Cabot vs Marshfield vs Windham
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).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k 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 | Marshfield | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,863Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham 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% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest 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% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham 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% VT: 43.8% |
38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield 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 |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham 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 |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham 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 |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
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| 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 |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield 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% |
9.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Cabot 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.