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Mount Tabor vs Poultney vs Stratton
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 population (median age 57.8).
Poultney has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
Stratton has the most kids (28% 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 | Poultney | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,033Highest |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -33.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
28.2±4.5Lowest 35% below VT |
31.5±4.1 27% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±5 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Poultney 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% |
21.1%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Poultney 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% |
38.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
22.1%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $70,536±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$196,600±$43kLowest 38% below VT |
$400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Stratton 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 |
$868±$113Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,450Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
23.2%±12.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Poultney and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
31 minLowest 33% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Poultney and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #41 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.