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Wheelock vs Cabot vs Peacham
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%).
Peacham has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Peacham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,579Highest |
887 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
50.1±5.7 16% above VT |
| Wheelock and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Peacham 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% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Peacham 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Peacham 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±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$90,000±$28kHighest 11% above VT |
| Peacham and Cabot 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±$77k 15% below VT |
$302,000±$64kHighest 5% below VT |
| Peacham and Cabot 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 |
$1,028±$248Lowest 17% below VT |
| Cabot and Peacham 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 |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$5,605Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Peacham and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Peacham School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| 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.