Compare towns
Cabot vs Mendon vs Walden vs Peacham
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).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Walden has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Peacham has the most renters (23.9% rent).
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 | Mendon | Walden | Peacham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
1,113 |
1,037 |
887Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
50.1±5.7 16% above VT |
| Mendon and Peacham 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% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Peacham 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% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Peacham and Walden 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 |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
$90,000±$28k 11% above VT |
| Mendon and Peacham 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 |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
$302,000±$64k 5% below VT |
| Mendon and Peacham 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 |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,028±$248 17% below VT |
| Cabot and Mendon 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 |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,605Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Peacham School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.