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Bennington vs Maidstone 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
Bennington has the most affordable homes ($213k median).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Bennington | Maidstone | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
241Lowest |
304 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.4%±11.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bennington and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$85,833±$32kHighest 6% above VT |
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| Maidstone and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513 10% below VT |
$3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and Bennington 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — | — |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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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.