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Mount Tabor vs Barnard vs Dummerston vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Dummerston has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k median).
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 | Barnard | Dummerston | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,211 |
2,090Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Barnard and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $97,581±$19kLowest 20% above VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,372±$80Lowest 11% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$6,038 20% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
29 min 21% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.