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Danville vs Barnet vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most expensive homes ($276k median).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Cabot has the youngest population (median age 40.3).
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 | Danville | Barnet | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Highest |
61Lowest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6 23% above VT |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Barnet and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Cabot and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
| Cabot and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
| Danville 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 |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358 14% below VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
— | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
— | 30 minLowest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
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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.


