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Mount Tabor vs Orange vs Rupert
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).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Rupert has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Orange | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
957Highest |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.3±5.3Lowest 17% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Orange and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Orange and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $71,302±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
| Rupert and Orange 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 |
$222,000±$22kLowest 30% below VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert 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 |
$1,330±$153Lowest 8% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Rupert and Mount Tabor 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% |
7.6% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rupert and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.