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Ascutney vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ascutney has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Ascutney | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 381Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.4±7.3Highest 49% above VT |
57.8±10.6Lowest 34% above VT |
| Ascutney and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±10.3 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 44.9%±15Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ascutney and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.7Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Mount Tabor and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $53,269±$46k 34% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,800±$91kLowest 31% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,143±$367 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,429Lowest 32% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±24.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Ascutney and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.