Compare towns
Brookfield vs Mount Tabor vs Elmore
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%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% 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 | Brookfield | Mount Tabor | Elmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
304Lowest |
964 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 9% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45±3.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Brookfield 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.6%±2.6Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kLowest 21% above VT |
— | $98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
| Elmore and Brookfield 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 |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$315,800±$47kLowest about the VT average |
| 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±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,225±$263 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$5,066 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.8%±65.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Elmore and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 55% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
29 minLowest 25% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.3Lowest 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 | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | None 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.