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Mapleton vs Mount Tabor vs Moretown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Moretown has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Mapleton | Mount Tabor | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
304Lowest |
1,532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
46.8±3.8 20% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mapleton and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kLowest 14% above U.S. |
— | $104,423±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
| Moretown and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$380,800±$36k 14% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$838±$462 41% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
$5,506Highest 77% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.1%±14.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mapleton and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.