Compare towns
Brookfield 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
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Brookfield | Ira | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
381 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47±5.9Lowest 9% above 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 | 18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
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| Brookfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 21% below VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 10% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 55% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.