Compare towns
Starksboro vs Middlebury vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starksboro has the most homeowners (91.3%).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Starksboro | Middlebury | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939 |
9,175Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8 11% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
40.3±6.6Highest 6% below VT |
| Cabot and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Cabot and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$15k about the VT average |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
| Middlebury and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,700±$42k 9% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$91Highest 6% above VT |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
| Starksboro and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 24% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.