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Mount Tabor vs Ogunquit vs Putney vs Waltham

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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Putney has the youngest population (median age 37.2).

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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 TaborOgunquitPutneyWaltham
People
Population
304Lowest
1,379
2,622Highest
452
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±10.6
49% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
37.2±5.2Lowest
4% below U.S.
60.8±7.3
56% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
15.4%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
12.8%±7.4
U.S.: 22%
Putney and Waltham 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%
43.6%±10.1
U.S.: 17.2%
18.1%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
45.4%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Waltham and Ogunquit 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%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
39%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
20.4%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$79,706±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
$97,500±$14k
21% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76k
26% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$300,000±$44kLowest
10% below U.S.
$329,700±$51k
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
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$508±$482Lowest
64% below U.S.
$1,096±$113
22% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,313
70% above U.S.
$5,714Highest
83% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.2%±19.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
29.2%±58.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Putney and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
16%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
72.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
18 minLowest
32% below U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.9%±6.5
U.S.: 15.1%
20.6%±5.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #32 of 70 in VT —
School district — — Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 —
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.