Compare towns
Concord 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
Concord has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Danby has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Concord | Danby | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,145Highest |
1,133 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 49.8±6.6Lowest 16% 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 | 15.9%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Concord and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±4 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Danby and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,304±$9kLowest 10% below VT |
$77,321±$13kHighest 5% below VT |
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| Danby and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,300±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$29 10% below VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,026Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±82.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Concord and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 13% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Danby and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| 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.