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Windsor vs Cabot vs Lincoln
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Lincoln has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
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 | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,579 |
1,394Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
45.7±3.6Highest 6% above VT |
| Lincoln 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% |
15.1%±3.7Lowest 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% |
22.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
43.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.9%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Lincoln 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±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$96,667±$18kHighest 19% above VT |
| Lincoln 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±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$365,200±$30kHighest 15% above VT |
| Lincoln 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 |
$870±$47Lowest 29% 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 | $5,209 3% above VT |
$4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$6,100Highest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
49.1%±25.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Lincoln and Cabot 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% |
7.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Lincoln 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Lincoln Town School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| 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.