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Mount Tabor vs Fair Haven vs Danby
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).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Danby has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Fair Haven | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,724Highest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
52.6±4.8 22% 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% |
19.4%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Fair Haven 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% |
18.4%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Fair Haven and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $62,404±$16kLowest 23% below VT |
$77,321±$13kHighest 5% below VT |
| Danby and Fair Haven 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 |
$176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$830±$116 33% below VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,865Lowest 23% below VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Fair Haven and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
30 minLowest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Danby and Mount Tabor 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 | — | #66 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.