Compare towns
Cabot vs Tunbridge vs West Windsor
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).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Tunbridge | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
1,253 |
1,171Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Tunbridge 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% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Tunbridge 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% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| West Windsor 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% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Tunbridge 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 |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Tunbridge 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 |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,100±$217Lowest 11% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge 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% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.