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Mapleton vs Mount Tabor vs Putney vs Newburgh

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 most expensive homes ($421k median).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).

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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.

MeasureMapletonMount TaborPutneyNewburgh
People
Population
1,884
304Lowest
2,622Highest
1,475
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-3.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.8±6
7% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
37.2±5.2Lowest
4% below U.S.
45.8±5.7
18% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Newburgh 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%
15.4%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
Mapleton and Newburgh 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%
18.1%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
48.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
20.4%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,731±$25kHighest
14% above U.S.
—
$79,706±$18k
about the U.S. average
$76,750±$10kLowest
5% below U.S.
Mapleton and Putney 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.
$300,000±$44k
10% below U.S.
$244,600±$20k
26% below U.S.
Mount Tabor and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277
57% below U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$508±$482Lowest
64% below U.S.
$950±$219
33% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$5,313Highest
70% above U.S.
$2,748
12% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.2%±19.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±13.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Putney and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11%
U.S.: 12.5%
16%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
72.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
18 minLowest
32% below U.S.
30 min
14% above U.S.
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
16.9%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Putney and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #32 of 70 in VT —
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 — Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 —
High school in town None in town — None in town —
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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.