Compare towns
Sutton vs Windsor vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Sutton | Windsor | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
3,554Highest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Sutton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Sutton and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
| Cabot and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$268,500±$77kHighest 15% below VT |
| Cabot and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975Lowest 21% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.