Compare towns
Glover vs Groton 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
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Groton has the shortest commute (30 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 | Glover | Groton | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Highest |
967 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
45.7±5.8Lowest 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.3%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.5%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5% VT: 43.8% |
38.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Groton and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$77,250±$14kHighest 5% below VT |
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| Groton and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$243,000±$70kLowest 23% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130 21% below VT |
$288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,659 27% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
12.5%±72.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 min 69% above VT |
30 minLowest 29% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle 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.