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Baltimore vs Cavendish 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

Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Cavendish has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
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.

MeasureBaltimoreCavendishMount Tabor
People
Population
361
1,242Highest
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.8%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
51.2±10.3
19% above VT
45.2±5.9Lowest
5% above VT
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
Mount Tabor and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.3%±4.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±6.1
VT: 17.9%
Cavendish and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
23.6%±2
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7
VT: 7%
4.3%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
32% above VT
$89,063±$29kLowest
10% above VT
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Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
31% below VT
$285,100±$40k
10% below VT
$420,500±$76kHighest
33% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,000±$546Lowest
19% below VT
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329
14% below VT
$3,948Lowest
22% below VT
$5,233Highest
4% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100
VT: 48.4%
28.9%±27Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
6.3%
VT: 10.1%
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%
VT: 73.2%
81.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1968
8 yrs older than VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
11% below VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
46 minHighest
94% above VT
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
18.5%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
Cavendish and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Green Mountain Unified School District #77 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.