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Jay vs Cabot vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Jay | Cabot | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 471Lowest |
1,579 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Jay and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cabot and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Cabot and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
$268,500±$77kHighest 15% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Cabot and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Cabot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Cabot 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 | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.