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Danby vs Ludlow 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 affordable homes ($272k median).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (21.3%).
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 | Ludlow | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133 |
1,990Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
52.2±6.2Lowest 21% 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 | 14.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Danby and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ludlow 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 |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
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| Danby and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$370,200±$46k 17% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,112±$151 10% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,890 about the VT average |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 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%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Ludlow and Danby 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 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.