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Cabot vs Springfield vs Sunderland

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).
Sunderland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).

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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.

MeasureCabotSpringfieldSunderland
People
Population
1,579Highest
1,122Lowest
1,269
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
-4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.3±6.6Lowest
4% above U.S.
51.4±8.8Highest
32% above U.S.
40.8±2.8
5% above U.S.
Springfield and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.1%±8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.6%±5.4
U.S.: 22%
Cabot and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
16.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Cabot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sunderland 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±$16kLowest
5% below U.S.
$100,893±$19kHighest
25% above U.S.
$88,523±$16k
10% above U.S.
Springfield and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$268,500±$77kLowest
19% below U.S.
$384,100±$50kHighest
15% above U.S.
$300,000±$43k
10% below U.S.
Springfield and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,243±$354
12% below U.S.
$1,096±$217Lowest
22% below U.S.
$1,413±$242Highest
about the U.S. average
Sunderland and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,639
49% above U.S.
$5,946Highest
91% above U.S.
$4,136Lowest
33% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±26.7
U.S.: 51.1%
25.9%±64.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±61.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Sunderland and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
91.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
13% above U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
Work from home
21.4%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.7%±11.6
U.S.: 15.1%
11.6%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cabot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
High school in town — — None in town
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U.S. 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.