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Mount Tabor vs Dover vs Ira
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).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k 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 | Dover | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,466Highest |
381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60% VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
53.5±8.3Lowest 24% above VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ira and Mount Tabor 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% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Dover 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% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dover 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 |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Dover and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.