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Danville vs Middlebury 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 the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
7,220Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest 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%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest 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% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$86,250±$18kHighest 6% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Middlebury 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 |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Middlebury 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 |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury 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% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.