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Mount Tabor vs Guildhall vs Weston
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Guildhall has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Guildhall | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
371 |
685Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| 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 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Guildhall 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 VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| 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% VT: 43.8% |
33.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $115,000±$46k 42% above VT |
$115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$321,200±$62kLowest about the VT average |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| 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 74% above VT |
$850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| 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 4% above VT |
$4,625Lowest 8% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1969Highest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
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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.