Compare towns
Ira vs Roxbury 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 most renters (9.3% rent).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most people working from home (10.4%).
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 | Roxbury | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381 |
942Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% 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% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest 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% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Roxbury 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 |
$73,214±$22kHighest 10% below VT |
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| Roxbury 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 |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Roxbury 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% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Roxbury 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.