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Danville vs Bethel 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Bethel has the most affordable homes ($238k 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 | Danville | Bethel | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Highest |
1,736 |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
50.7±3.7 18% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Danville and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
11.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Danville 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% |
25.5%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bethel 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% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest 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±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$75,822±$7k 7% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
| Cabot and Bethel 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 |
$238,000±$41kLowest 25% 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 | — | $1,335±$220Highest 8% above VT |
$1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
| Bethel and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,168Highest about the VT average |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Bethel and Cabot 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
28 minLowest 19% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | White River Unified School District #79 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.