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Montgomery vs Mount Tabor vs Dover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montgomery has the most kids (15.5% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
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 | Montgomery | Mount Tabor | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,047 |
304Lowest |
1,466Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.5±11.3Lowest 19% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
53.5±8.3 24% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Montgomery and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.9%±8.2 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Montgomery and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,289±$24kHighest 34% below VT |
— | $52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
| Montgomery and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,200±$45kLowest about the VT average |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $868±$209 30% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,326Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 58% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.