Compare towns
Corinth vs Mount Tabor vs Walden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most kids (16.8% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Walden has the shortest commute (26 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 | Corinth | Mount Tabor | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
304Lowest |
1,037 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Corinth and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Walden 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 | $89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
— | $88,000±$15kLowest 8% above VT |
| Corinth and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,944 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| 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.