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Ascutney vs Mount Tabor vs Woodford
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 shortest commute (16 min average).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Woodford has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Woodford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Highest |
304 |
282Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 64.4±7.3Highest 49% above VT |
57.8±10.6Lowest 34% above VT |
61.8±4.9 43% above VT |
| Ascutney and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±10.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.6%±11.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 44.9%±15Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
35.1%±7.9Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
32%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.7Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.9%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Woodford and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,269±$46kLowest 34% below VT |
— | $81,250±$20kHighest about the VT average |
| Woodford and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,800±$91kLowest 31% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$275,000±$67k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,143±$367 74% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,429 32% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,075Lowest 39% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 17.5%±24.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.6%±11.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Woodford and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| 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.