Compare towns
Halifax vs Cabot vs Cavendish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Halifax | Cabot | Cavendish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 847Lowest |
1,579Highest |
1,242 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±13.1 6% below VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
45.2±5.9Highest 5% above VT |
| Cavendish and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±7.2 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Cavendish and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$89,063±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
| Cavendish and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,500±$21kLowest 16% below VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$285,100±$40kHighest 10% below VT |
| Cavendish and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,000±$546 19% below VT |
| Cabot and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,991Highest about the VT average |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 38% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Halifax School District | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.