Compare towns
Starksboro vs Rupert 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 youngest population (median age 38.2).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Cabot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
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 | Rupert | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939Highest |
676Lowest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest 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% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Starksboro and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$15k about the VT average |
$88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
| Rupert 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 |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
| Rupert and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$91Highest 6% above VT |
— | $1,243±$354Lowest 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 |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 24% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — | — |
| 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.