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Barton vs Ira 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
Barton has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
Ira has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Barton | Ira | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Highest |
381 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Barton and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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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.