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Danville vs Hardwick 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%).
Hardwick has the most affordable homes ($185k 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 | Hardwick | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
2,965Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Danville and Hardwick 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% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest 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% |
27%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Hardwick 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% |
33.7% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Hardwick and Cabot 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 |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Hardwick 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±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% 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 | — | $875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358 14% below VT |
$4,351Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Hardwick 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% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
29 minLowest 23% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | — |
| High school in town | — | Hazen Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.