Compare towns
Danville vs Highgate vs Cabot vs Barnet
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%).
Highgate has the highest household income ($81k).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Barnet has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
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 | Highgate | Cabot | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,360 |
3,528Highest |
1,579Lowest |
1,855 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
| Danville and Barnet 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%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Barnet 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% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest 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% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Highgate 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±$7k 13% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
| Highgate 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 |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
| Highgate and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$974±$72 21% below VT |
| Cabot and Barnet 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 |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$4,489 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Lowest 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.