Compare towns
Danville vs Middlesex vs Cabot vs Wheelock
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%).
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Middlesex | Cabot | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,360Highest |
1,943 |
1,579 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
| Danville and Wheelock 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% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Wheelock 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
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| Middlesex 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% VT: 73.2% |
96.7% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.