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Danville vs Stratton 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).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Stratton | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Highest |
532Lowest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Cabot 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% |
11.7%±4Lowest 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% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Cabot and Danville 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 |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Stratton 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 |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Stratton 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 |
$4,750Highest 6% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Stratton 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 39% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
30 minLowest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest 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. | |||
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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.