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Mount Tabor vs Milton 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).
Milton has the youngest population (median age 41.6).
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 | Milton | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
10,769Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
41.6±2.5Lowest 3% below VT |
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% |
17.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Milton 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% |
16%±2.6Lowest 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% |
33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Milton 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 | — | $118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
$115,000±$20kLowest 42% above VT |
| Milton 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 33% above VT |
$372,500±$20kLowest 18% above VT |
$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 |
$1,536±$257 24% above VT |
$1,375±$729Lowest 11% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$5,610 11% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.1%±20.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Milton and Weston 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% |
3.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±2.9 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #56 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Milton School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Milton Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.