Compare towns
Cabot vs Windsor vs Tunbridge
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).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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 | Windsor | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
2,060Highest |
1,253Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
| 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%±8.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge 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 VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above 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 |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school 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.