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Craftsbury vs Ira vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Craftsbury has the highest household income ($84k).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Craftsbury | Ira | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,352 |
381Lowest |
1,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.5±4.6 4% below VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest 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+ | 25.7%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ira and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,672±$16kHighest 3% above VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below 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 | $270,500±$44k 15% below VT |
$272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
| Ira and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$184 12% below VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,164 17% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.9%±29.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 16% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.5%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Craftsbury 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.