Compare towns
Ira vs Proctor vs Rupert 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
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Rupert has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Proctor | Rupert | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 381 |
1,794Highest |
676 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Rupert 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% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest 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+ | 37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Ira 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 |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
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| Rupert and Proctor 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 |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% 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 | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 18% below VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Rupert and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.