Compare towns
Danby vs Bellows Falls 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
Danby has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Danby | Bellows Falls | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133 |
2,891Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below 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 | 14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13kHighest 5% below VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543 10% below VT |
$4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | — |
| 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.