Compare towns
Craftsbury vs Ludlow 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).
Ludlow has the most expensive homes ($370k median).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Ludlow | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,352Lowest |
1,990Highest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.6% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.5±4.6 4% below VT |
52.2±6.2Highest 21% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Ludlow and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6Lowest 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% |
31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ludlow 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% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Craftsbury and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,672±$16kHighest 3% above VT |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% 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 |
$370,200±$46kHighest 17% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$184Lowest 12% below VT |
$1,112±$151 10% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,164Lowest 17% below VT |
$4,890Highest about the VT average |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.9%±29.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.5%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — |
| 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.