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Mount Tabor vs Gilmanton 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).
Gilmanton has the youngest population (median age 45).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Gilmanton | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
4,026Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
45±4.4Lowest 16% 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% |
17.5%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Gilmanton 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% |
17.2%±4.4Lowest 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gilmanton 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 | — | $117,088±$9kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$115,000±$20kLowest 42% above U.S. |
| Gilmanton and Weston 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. |
$363,700±$42kLowest 9% above 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. |
$1,125±$421Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
| Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$6,235 100% above U.S. |
$7,076Highest 127% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gilmanton 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
99.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #25 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Gilmanton School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.