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Mount Tabor vs Aurelius vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most people working from home (10.4%).
Aurelius has the most kids (20.1% under 18).
Ira has the most renters (9.3% 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.
| Measure | Mount Tabor | Aurelius | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,593Highest |
381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
49.1±4Lowest 26% above U.S. |
54.1±5.5 39% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ira and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $94,079±$16kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$71,827±$5kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$167,000±$14kLowest 50% below U.S. |
$272,900±$18k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$813±$200Lowest 42% below U.S. |
$942±$52 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,516Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$4,146 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Aurelius and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mount Tabor and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.