Compare towns
Ira vs Braintree 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
Ira has the youngest population (median age 54.1).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Ira | Braintree | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381 |
1,026Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 54.1±5.5Lowest 26% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Braintree and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Braintree and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
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| Braintree and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52 24% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 18% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Braintree and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school 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.