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Ira vs Victory 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).
Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).
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 | Victory | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Highest |
53Lowest |
304 |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Lowest 26% above VT |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Victory 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%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Ira and Mount Tabor 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% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Mount Tabor 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% |
26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Ira and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
— | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 18% below VT |
$2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Victory 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% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2 VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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.