Compare towns
Cabot vs Starksboro vs Windham
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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Starksboro has the most homeowners (91.3%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k 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 | Starksboro | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,939Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham 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% |
26.4%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Starksboro 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% |
17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham 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% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Starksboro 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 VT |
$82,188±$15k about the VT average |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Starksboro 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 |
$287,700±$42k 9% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
$1,306±$91Highest 6% above VT |
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| Starksboro and Cabot 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 |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
91.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Windham 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.