Compare towns
Cabot vs Middlebury 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).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Peacham has the oldest population (median age 50.1).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Peacham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
9,175Highest |
887Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
50.1±5.7Highest 16% above VT |
| Peacham 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% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest 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% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$90,000±$28kHighest 11% above VT |
| Peacham and Middlebury 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 |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$302,000±$64k 5% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$1,028±$248Lowest 17% below VT |
| Cabot and Middlebury 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$5,605 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Peacham and Middlebury 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% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Peacham School District |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.