Compare towns
Middlesex vs Cabot vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Middlesex | Cabot | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943 |
1,579Lowest |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest 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+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Middlesex and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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| 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.