Compare towns
Coventry vs Ira 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
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Ira has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Coventry | Ira | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Highest |
381 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 53% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Coventry School District | — | — |
| 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.