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Maidstone vs Middlesex 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 oldest population (median age 61.3).
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most renters (7.7% rent).

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.

MeasureMaidstoneMiddlesexMount Tabor
People
Population
241Lowest
1,943Highest
304
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.8%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
61.3±8.2Highest
42% above VT
44.4±3.9Lowest
3% 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%
21.3%±3.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Middlesex 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%
20.6%±3.7Lowest
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%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±3.4
VT: 7%
5.2%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
Middlesex and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$85,833±$32kLowest
6% above VT
$109,632±$13kHighest
35% above VT
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Middlesex and Maidstone 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
$376,300±$40kLowest
19% above 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 —
$1,333±$359Lowest
8% above VT
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,914Lowest
22% below VT
$6,483Highest
29% above VT
$5,233
4% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100
VT: 48.4%
0%±100
VT: 48.4%
0%±100
VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line
2.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
3.8%
VT: 10.1%
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.5%Highest
VT: 73.2%
96.7%
VT: 73.2%
92.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971
5 yrs older than VT
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
25% above VT
27 minLowest
17% above VT
46 minHighest
94% above VT
Work from home
24.5%±15.3
VT: 16.9%
28.4%±10.7Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Middlesex and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 —
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.