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Cabot vs Wheelock vs Craftsbury
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).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Craftsbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.4%).
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 | Wheelock | Craftsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
717Lowest |
1,352 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+11.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
41.5±4.6 4% below VT |
| Wheelock and Craftsbury 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% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Craftsbury 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% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
12.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$83,672±$16kHighest 3% above VT |
| Craftsbury 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 |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$270,500±$44kHighest 15% below VT |
| Craftsbury 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 |
— | $1,091±$184Lowest 12% below VT |
| Cabot and Craftsbury 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 |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,164 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.9%±29.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
12.5%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.