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Danville vs Marshfield 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%).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($214k 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 | Marshfield | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Highest |
1,863 |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Marshfield 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% |
17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Danville and Cabot 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% |
38.5% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield 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 |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% 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 |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% 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 | — | $1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
$1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
| Marshfield and Cabot 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 |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield 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% |
9.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 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%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.