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Mount Tabor vs Randolph vs Ira
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 expensive homes ($421k median).
Randolph has the most people working from home (19.5%).
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
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 | Randolph | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
420Highest |
381 |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.5±10.9 48% above U.S. |
54.1±5.5Lowest 39% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Randolph 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% |
14.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Randolph and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Randolph 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% |
60.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Randolph and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $101,750±$16kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$71,827±$5kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$407,000±$57k 22% above U.S. |
$272,900±$18kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Randolph 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. |
$1,667±$215 18% above U.S. |
$942±$52Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,269 37% above U.S. |
$4,146Lowest 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±53.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph and Ira 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% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Randolph and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.