What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).

Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Mount Tabor	Granville
People
Population	304Lowest	414Highest
Median age	57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT	44.8±7.7Lowest 4% above VT
	Mount Tabor and Granville 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%	19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9%
	Granville and Mount Tabor 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%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.9%Highest VT: 43.8%	30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7%	3.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7%
	Granville 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	—	$60,500±$21k 25% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT	$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT	$1,163±$184Lowest 6% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,233Highest 4% above VT	$2,914Lowest 42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	34.8%±70.3Highest VT: 48.4%
	Granville and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11%Highest VT: 10.1%	6%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.3%Highest VT: 73.2%	87.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	46 minHighest 94% above VT	34 minLowest 44% above VT
Work from home	10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9%	31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9%
	Granville and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.