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Mount Tabor vs Colrain vs Danby
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 expensive homes ($421k median).
Colrain has the youngest population (median age 49.6).
Danby has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Colrain | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,627Highest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
49.6±8.7Lowest 28% above U.S. |
52.6±4.8 35% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Danby 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% |
15.3%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Colrain and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Colrain 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% |
37.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Colrain and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $80,673±$10kHighest about the U.S. average |
$77,321±$13kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Colrain and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$284,300±$14k 15% below U.S. |
$272,400±$41kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,102±$77 22% below U.S. |
$794±$166Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,317Lowest 38% above U.S. |
$4,543 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±22.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±34.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Colrain and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
34 min 27% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danby and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mohawk Trail | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.