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Strafford vs Cabot vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strafford has the most expensive homes ($431k median).
Cabot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
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 | Strafford | Cabot | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,372 |
1,579Highest |
1,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7 19% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Braintree and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Strafford and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,833±$19kHighest 36% above VT |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,300±$40kHighest 36% above VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$789 9% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Cabot and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,149Highest 42% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±48Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Strafford and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest about the VT average |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Strafford School District | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.