Compare towns
Cabot vs Putney vs Sandgate
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).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Putney | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
2,622Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate 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% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$79,706±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Putney 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 |
$300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Putney and Cabot 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 |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
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| Cabot and Putney 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 |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney 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% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate 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 | — | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.