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Danville vs Underhill 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%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
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 | Underhill | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
3,141Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill 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% |
17.6%±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% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Underhill 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±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Underhill 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 |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1979Highest 3 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%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Underhill 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 | — | #2 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.