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Mount Tabor vs Colrain vs Waltham
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 most kids (15.3% under 18).
Waltham has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,627Highest |
452 |
| 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. |
60.8±7.3Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Waltham 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% |
12.8%±7.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Colrain and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
45.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Waltham 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
39%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Waltham 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 |
$97,500±$14kHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Waltham 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±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$284,300±$14kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$329,700±$51k about the U.S. average |
| Mount Tabor and Waltham 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±$77 22% below U.S. |
$1,096±$113Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,317Lowest 38% above U.S. |
$5,714Highest 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±22.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±58.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Colrain and Waltham 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% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
34 min 27% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Waltham 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.