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Cabot vs Windsor vs Mendon vs Sunderland
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 (42.2% rent).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Sunderland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
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 | Mendon | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,579 |
3,554Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,269 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+10.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
40.8±2.8 5% below VT |
| Mendon and Windsor 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% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.6%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Sunderland 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Mendon 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$88,523±$16k 9% above VT |
| Mendon and Sunderland 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$300,000±$43k 5% below VT |
| Mendon and Sunderland 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 |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,413±$242Highest 15% above VT |
| Sunderland and Cabot 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,136Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.5%±61.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Sunderland 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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 | — | — | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
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