Compare towns
Fairlee vs Mount Tabor vs Rupert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairlee has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Rupert has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Fairlee | Mount Tabor | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,066Highest |
304Lowest |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.2±8.7Lowest 30% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Rupert and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,760±$10kLowest 8% below VT |
— | $88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
| Rupert and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$39kLowest 13% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,083±$242Lowest 12% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,617Highest 11% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±7.9 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rupert and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rivendell Interstate 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.