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Danville vs Dummerston 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%).
Dummerston has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Dummerston | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Highest |
2,090 |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Danville and Dummerston 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% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Danville and Dummerston 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% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Dummerston and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
| Dummerston and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
| Dummerston 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 |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.3% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| 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.