Compare towns
Cabot vs Walden vs Westminster
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,037Lowest |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster 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% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Westminster 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% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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±$16k 5% below VT |
$88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Walden 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 |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
| Westminster and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
| Cabot and Westminster 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 |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Westminster 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% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% 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 min 10% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Cabot 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 | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.