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Cabot vs Stannard vs Wheelock
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).
Stannard has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
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 | Stannard | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
228Lowest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
48.3±14.6 12% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Stannard 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% |
13.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.9%±8.5 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Stannard 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% |
44.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock 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±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$66,979±$30k 18% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Cabot and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77kHighest 15% below VT |
$216,200±$44k 32% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Cabot and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$4,183 17% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
97.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.