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Starksboro vs Warner vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starksboro has the most homeowners (91.3%).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Warner | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939 |
2,959Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.7±4Highest 12% above U.S. |
40.3±6.6 4% above U.S. |
| Warner and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cabot and Warner 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Starksboro 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 U.S. average |
$94,022±$18kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Warner 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 14% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$268,500±$77kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$91Highest 8% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,243±$354 12% below U.S. |
| 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 45% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,639 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±26.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
30 min 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cabot and Starksboro 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.