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Cabot vs Townsend vs Danville
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 kids (27.2% under 18).
Townsend has the highest household income ($122k).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Townsend | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
9,100Highest |
2,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
40.9±3.3 5% above U.S. |
53.1±6Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Cabot and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.7%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danville 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Townsend 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±$16k 5% below U.S. |
$121,528±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$70,946±$7kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$433,200±$22kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$275,800±$43k 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Lowest 12% below U.S. |
$1,469±$313Highest 4% above U.S. |
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| Townsend 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. |
$6,031Highest 93% above U.S. |
$4,358Lowest 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townsend and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 13% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.7%±9.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cabot and Danville 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 | — | #136 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | North Middlesex | — |
| High school in town | — | North Middlesex Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1 |
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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.