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Mount Tabor vs Dummerston vs Union vs Weston
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).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Union has the most affordable homes ($268k median).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k 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 | Dummerston | Union | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,090 |
2,663Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% above U.S. |
60.5±7Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Weston 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% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Union and Dummerston 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% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Weston 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Union and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$80,724±$9kLowest about the U.S. average |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Weston and Dummerston 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. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
$267,600±$42kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
| Weston 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. |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
$1,179±$452Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,536 45% above U.S. |
$3,276Lowest 5% above U.S. |
$7,076Highest 127% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
24.6%±19.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Weston 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% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weston and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.