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Woodbury vs Cabot vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodbury has the oldest population (median age 54.5).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Woodbury | Cabot | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 659Lowest |
1,579 |
1,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.5±8.8Highest 26% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
| Woodbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.8%±14.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Woodbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,545±$16k 4% above VT |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
| Calais and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,200±$57k about the VT average |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
| Calais and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Calais and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,609Lowest 9% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±95.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Woodbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
30 minLowest 27% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None 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.