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Mount Tabor vs Danby vs Shoreham

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 most expensive homes ($421k median).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Shoreham has the most people working from home (15.9%).

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.

MeasureMount TaborDanbyShoreham
People
Population
304Lowest
1,133
1,269Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
-0.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
52.6±4.8
22% above VT
51.8±7.2Lowest
20% above VT
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
VT: 17.9%
14.6%±3.4
VT: 17.9%
18%±4.7Highest
VT: 17.9%
Shoreham 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
VT: 21.4%
24.3%±2.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
26.1%±3.7
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
34.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
36.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
2.5%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
1.7%±1.1
VT: 7%
Danby and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$77,321±$13kLowest
5% below VT
$93,654±$23kHighest
15% above VT
Shoreham 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
33% above VT
$272,400±$41kLowest
14% below VT
$316,400±$34k
about the VT average
Mount Tabor and Shoreham 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
$794±$166Lowest
36% below VT
$1,306±$335
6% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233Highest
4% above VT
$4,543Lowest
10% below VT
$4,713
6% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
41.4%±34.6Highest
VT: 48.4%
33.3%±48.3
VT: 48.4%
Danby and Shoreham 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%
9.4%
VT: 10.1%
8.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
89.3%
VT: 73.2%
80.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
26 minLowest
11% above VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
12.1%±5.1
VT: 16.9%
15.9%±5.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Shoreham and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.