What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).

Mount Tabor has the most people working from home (10.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bloomfield	Mount Tabor
People
Population	234Lowest	304Highest
Median age	41.9±12Lowest about the VT average	57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT
	Mount Tabor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9%	10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Bloomfield and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4%	42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4%
	Mount Tabor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%	34.9%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7%	1.6%±4Highest VT: 7%
	Mount Tabor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$54,375±$17k 33% below VT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT	$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$2,143±$367 74% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,800Lowest 44% below VT	$5,233Highest 4% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%	11%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2%	92.3%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT	1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 28% above VT	46 minHighest 94% above VT
Work from home	4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9%	10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9%
	Mount Tabor and Bloomfield 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.