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Milton vs Mount Tabor vs Westford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milton has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Westford has the most people working from home (19.1%).
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 | Milton | Mount Tabor | Westford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,769Highest |
304Lowest |
2,290 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±2.5Lowest 3% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.1±8.6 about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.9%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Milton and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.2%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
52.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
9.5%±4.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
— | $112,750±$12kLowest 39% above VT |
| Milton and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,500±$20kLowest 18% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$424,500±$21kHighest 34% above VT |
| Westford and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,536±$257Lowest 24% above VT |
$2,143±$367 74% above VT |
$2,375±$1kHighest 92% above VT |
| Westford and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,610 11% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$6,282Highest 25% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±20.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.8%±31 VT: 48.4% |
| Milton and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 18% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
33 min 42% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.6%±2.9 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±6.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westford and Milton 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 | #56 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Milton School District | — | Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 |
| High school in town | Milton Senior High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.