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Cabot vs Walden 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).
Walden has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
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 | Walden | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
1,037Lowest |
1,171 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Walden 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% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and West Windsor 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% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest 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% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Walden 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 |
$88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Walden 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 |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
| Cabot and West Windsor 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 |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden 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% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.