Compare towns
Glover vs Mount Tabor vs Stamford
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 people working from home (16.8%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Stamford has the shortest commute (31 min average).
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 | Mount Tabor | Stamford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Highest |
304Lowest |
963 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9Lowest 12% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
49.4±5.5 15% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Stamford 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Stamford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.5%±2.3Lowest 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
34%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.5%±3.4 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Stamford 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 |
— | $88,646±$9kHighest 9% above VT |
| Stamford 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±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$303,200±$25k 4% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,583±$935 28% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Stamford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$5,113 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Stamford 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% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 min 69% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
31 minLowest 30% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
8.1%±2.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Mount Tabor 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 | — | Stamford School District |
| 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.