Compare towns
Bristol vs Mount Tabor vs Starksboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most renters (28.7% rent).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
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 | Bristol | Mount Tabor | Starksboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,778Highest |
304Lowest |
1,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.9±4.8 11% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.8 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Bristol and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,620±$8kLowest 8% below VT |
— | $82,188±$15kHighest about the VT average |
| Starksboro and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,300±$46k 7% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$287,700±$42kLowest 9% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,275±$181Lowest 3% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,306±$91 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,978Highest 19% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Bristol and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Starksboro and Bristol 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 | #31 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | Mt. Abraham Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.