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Mount Tabor vs Durham 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 homeowners (92.3%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Waltham has the most kids (12.8% under 18).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
15,080Highest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below 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% |
10.3%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
12.8%±7.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Waltham and Durham 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% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest 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% |
75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $124,056±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$97,500±$14kLowest 21% above U.S. |
| Durham and Waltham 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. |
$504,300±$41kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$329,700±$51kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Durham 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. |
$1,429±$143 about the U.S. average |
$1,096±$113Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,714 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±58.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Waltham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Oyster River Coop School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Oyster River High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.