Compare towns
Cabot vs Monkton vs Plainfield
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).
Monkton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Monkton | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,999Highest |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
47.1±5.4 9% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Monkton 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% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Monkton 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 |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Monkton 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±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,301±$120Highest 5% above VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
| Monkton and Cabot 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 |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Monkton and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — |
| 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.