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Wheelock vs Cabot vs Chester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Cabot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Chester has the oldest housing (typical home built 1972).
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 | Wheelock | Cabot | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,579 |
2,992Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
49.7±4.7 15% above VT |
| Wheelock and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Chester and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Chester and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below VT |
| Cabot and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$268,500±$77kHighest 15% below VT |
$232,900±$44k 26% below VT |
| Cabot and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
| Cabot and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$4,262 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Wheelock 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 | — | — | #49 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | — | — | Green Mountain Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.7 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.