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Mount Tabor vs Newfields 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 most affordable homes ($421k median).
Newfields has the most kids (18.9% under 18).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).

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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.

MeasureMount TaborNewfieldsWeston
People
Population
304Lowest
2,023Highest
685
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.8±10.6
49% above U.S.
44.1±1.8Lowest
13% 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%
18.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.2%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
Newfields 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%
13.6%±0.9Lowest
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%
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
66.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4
U.S.: 6.4%
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields 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 —
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$115,000±$20kLowest
42% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kLowest
26% above U.S.
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$537,700±$77k
62% above U.S.
Newfields and Weston 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.
$1,875±$323
33% above U.S.
$1,375±$729Lowest
about the U.S. average
Mount Tabor and Newfields 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.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$7,076
127% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.3%±40.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Newfields 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%
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.5%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
31.2%±7.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Weston and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Newfields School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.