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Windsor vs Castleton vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Castleton has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Windsor | Castleton | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
4,453Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
38.3±4.3Lowest 11% below VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
| Windsor and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±6.4Lowest 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+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$73,854±$23k 9% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
| Cabot and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$224,800±$71k 29% below VT |
$268,500±$77kHighest 15% below VT |
| Cabot and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,137±$195 8% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
67.7%±21.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Castleton and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
19 minLowest 17% below VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #39 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.