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Mount Tabor vs Middlesex vs Woodford
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).
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Woodford has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
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 | Middlesex | Woodford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
1,943Highest |
282Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
61.8±4.9Highest 43% above VT |
| Woodford 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%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.6%±11.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
35.1%±7.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Woodford 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.9%±5.5 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$81,250±$20kLowest about the VT average |
| Middlesex and Woodford 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 |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$275,000±$67kLowest 13% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Middlesex 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 |
$1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$3,075Lowest 39% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
95.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.6%±11.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.