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Ira vs Waitsfield 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 affordable homes ($273k median).
Waitsfield has the most people working from home (31%).
Mount Tabor has the most homeowners (92.3%).
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 | Waitsfield | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Highest |
193Lowest |
304 |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Lowest 26% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Waitsfield 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% |
0%±14.7Lowest 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% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Waitsfield 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% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield 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±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Mount Tabor 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 |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$4,688 7% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield 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.