Compare towns
Windsor vs Cabot vs Cavendish vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Cabot | Cavendish | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,579 |
1,242Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
45.2±5.9Highest 5% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Cavendish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 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+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$89,063±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Cavendish and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$285,100±$40kHighest 10% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Cavendish and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
| Cabot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Cavendish 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.