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Mount Tabor vs Colrain vs Maidstone
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Colrain has the most affordable homes ($284k median).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
1,627Highest |
241Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
49.6±8.7Lowest 28% above U.S. |
61.3±8.2Highest 58% above U.S. |
| Maidstone 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 U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±11.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Colrain and Maidstone 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%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Maidstone 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% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Maidstone and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $80,673±$10kLowest about the U.S. average |
$85,833±$32kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$284,300±$14kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$438,200±$81kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Maidstone 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 52% above U.S. |
$1,102±$77Lowest 22% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,317 38% above U.S. |
$3,914Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±22.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Colrain and Mount Tabor 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
34 min 27% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±15.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Maidstone 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 | — |
| High school 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.