Compare towns
Cabot vs Sunderland 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).
Sunderland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
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 | Sunderland | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
1,269 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+10.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
40.8±2.8 5% below VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.6%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Sunderland 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% |
16.7%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Sunderland and Wheelock 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 |
$88,523±$16kHighest 9% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Sunderland 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±$43kHighest 5% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Sunderland and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
$1,413±$242Highest 15% above VT |
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| Sunderland and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$4,136 18% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
51.5%±61.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Sunderland and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.9% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±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. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| 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.