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Ira vs Mount Tabor vs West Rutland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
West Rutland has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
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 | Mount Tabor | West Rutland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381 |
304Lowest |
2,240Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -4.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
47.8±5.1Lowest 11% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| West Rutland and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.8%±5.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Ira and West Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
— | $61,161±$27kLowest 25% below VT |
| Ira and West Rutland 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 |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$196,400±$27kLowest 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52 24% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$883±$151Lowest 28% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 18% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,498Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
60.1%±22.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| West Rutland 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% VT: 10.1% |
6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
22 minLowest 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
13.6%±4.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| West Rutland and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.