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Mount Tabor vs Orleans vs Whiting
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).
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Orleans | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
809Highest |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Orleans 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% |
17.9%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Orleans 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% |
19.7%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
25.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $57,159±$10kLowest 30% below VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
| Whiting and Orleans 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 |
$156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
31 min 33% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| 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.