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Ira vs Rumney vs Mount Tabor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ira has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Rumney has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).

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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.

MeasureIraRumneyMount Tabor
People
Population
381
1,458Highest
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
54.1±5.5
39% above U.S.
44.5±2.3Lowest
14% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
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
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Rumney 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
U.S.: 17.2%
24.1%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
41.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.5
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Rumney 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
11% below U.S.
$79,444±$21kHighest
about the U.S. average
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Rumney 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±$18kLowest
18% below U.S.
$309,800±$37k
7% below U.S.
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$942±$52Lowest
33% below U.S.
$1,064±$100
25% below U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,146Lowest
33% above U.S.
$4,716
51% above U.S.
$5,233Highest
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
36.4%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
48.1%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Rumney 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
U.S.: 12.5%
10.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
33 min
24% above U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Rumney and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Rumney School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.