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Mount Tabor vs Exeter vs Weston vs Danby
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).
Exeter has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Danby has the most renters (10.7% rent).
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 | Exeter | Weston | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
913 |
685 |
1,133Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -14.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
51.7±12.6Lowest 33% above U.S. |
60.5±7Highest 56% above U.S. |
52.6±4.8 35% 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% |
22.7%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Weston 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% |
26.9%±10.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest 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% |
28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danby 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 | — | $77,550±$19k 4% below U.S. |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$77,321±$13kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Weston and Exeter 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. |
$243,000±$89kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
$272,400±$41k 18% below 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. |
$867±$44 39% below U.S. |
$1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
$794±$166Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$2,926Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$7,076Highest 127% above U.S. |
$4,543 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±34.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danby 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% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±10.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weston and Exeter 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 |
| High school 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.