Compare towns
Brookline vs Mount Tabor vs Rupert
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 kids (20% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Rupert has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Mount Tabor | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
304Lowest |
676Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Rupert 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert 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% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
— | $88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
| Rupert and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Lowest 40% above 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 |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.