Compare towns
Calais vs Mount Tabor vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Waltham has the most affordable homes ($330k 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 | Calais | Mount Tabor | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
304Lowest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Waltham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waltham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
— | $97,500±$14kLowest 20% above VT |
| Calais and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$329,700±$51kLowest 4% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$5,714 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Lowest 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 | 31 min 32% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.