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Maidstone vs Lunenburg 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

Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Lunenburg has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).

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.

MeasureMaidstoneLunenburgMount Tabor
People
Population
241Lowest
1,267Highest
304
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-4.3%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
61.3±8.2Highest
42% above VT
51.2±4.2Lowest
19% above VT
57.8±10.6
34% above VT
Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.4%±11.8
VT: 17.9%
14.1%±3Highest
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Lunenburg and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
39.4%±3.9
VT: 21.4%
24.1%±3.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.9%
VT: 43.8%
14.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±3.4Highest
VT: 7%
2.6%±1.4
VT: 7%
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
Maidstone and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$85,833±$32kHighest
6% above VT
$53,125±$9kLowest
35% below VT
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Maidstone and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$438,200±$81kHighest
38% above VT
$164,000±$11kLowest
48% below VT
$420,500±$76k
33% above VT
Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,025±$172Lowest
17% below VT
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,914
22% below VT
$2,702Lowest
46% below VT
$5,233Highest
4% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
52.5%±57.6Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Lunenburg and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
10.6%
VT: 10.1%
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.5%Highest
VT: 73.2%
82.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971
5 yrs older than VT
1972Highest
4 yrs older than VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
25% above VT
30 min
28% above VT
46 minHighest
94% above VT
Work from home
24.5%±15.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
4.9%±2.9Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.