Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Randolph vs Dummerston vs Ira
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).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Dummerston | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
4,843Highest |
2,090 |
381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Randolph 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% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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 VT: 43.8% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
| Dummerston and Randolph 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 |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dummerston 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 |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,698 7% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Randolph 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | Randolph Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.