Compare towns
Brookline vs Danby 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
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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 | Brookline | Danby | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
1,133Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
$77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
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| Brookline and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232 40% above VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,543Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 21% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| 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.