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Worcester vs Cabot vs Pierrepont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Worcester has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Pierrepont has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Worcester | Cabot | Pierrepont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,149 |
1,579Lowest |
2,521Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±6.9Highest 11% above U.S. |
40.3±6.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
42.4±4.7 9% above U.S. |
| Worcester and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
23%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Cabot and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pierrepont and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±5.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Worcester and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,886±$23kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$77,031±$16k 5% below U.S. |
$92,500±$19kHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Pierrepont and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,300±$43k 53% below U.S. |
$268,500±$77kHighest 19% below U.S. |
$131,300±$26kLowest 61% below U.S. |
| Cabot and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$327Lowest 48% below U.S. |
$1,243±$354Highest 12% below U.S. |
$1,125±$290 20% below U.S. |
| Cabot and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,602Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$4,639Highest 49% above U.S. |
$2,898 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 91.8%±41.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±26.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
13.9%±41.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Worcester and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
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U.S. 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.