Ascutney vs Cavendish

A side-by-side comparison of Ascutney and Cavendish: population, income, housing, and more.

Ascutney and Cavendish are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ascutney has the higher population (413 vs 316 in Cavendish). Cavendish has the higher median household income ($117,500 vs $50,161 in Ascutney). Cavendish has the higher median home value ($246,200 vs $200,900 in Ascutney).

Population, income & housing

	Ascutney	Cavendish
Population	413	316
Median age	66.6 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,161	$117,500
Median home value	$200,900	$246,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,417
Housing units	218	174
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ascutney	Cavendish
Population	421 → 413 (-1.9%)	211 → 316 (+49.8%)
Median household income	$43,250 → $50,161 (+16.0%)	$47,250 → $117,500 (+148.7%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $200,900 (+24.9%)	$152,500 → $246,200 (+61.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,336 → $1,417 (+6.1%)

Ascutney

Population

421413

Median household income

$43,250$50,161

Median home value

$160,900$200,900

Cavendish

Population

211316

Median household income

$47,250$117,500

Median home value

$152,500$246,200

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ascutney	Cavendish
Under 5	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	5.1%	19.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.0%
25 to 34	1.7%	6.0%
35 to 44	1.9%	29.7%
45 to 54	5.8%	3.2%
55 to 64	28.1%	18.0%
65 to 74	26.4%	5.7%
75 and over	31.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ascutney	Cavendish
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ascutney	Cavendish
No high school diploma	5.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.1%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ascutney	Cavendish
Drove alone	54.8%	63.5%
Carpooled	40.0%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.8%
Other means	5.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ascutney	Cavendish
1-unit, detached	70.6%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.4%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Ascutney	Cavendish
Poverty rate	0.8%	1.3%
Average household size	1.81	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1973	1938