Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Reading vs Ripton 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).
Reading has the most kids (18.5% under 18).
Ripton has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k 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 | Reading | Ripton | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
699Highest |
508 |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Reading 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% |
28.2%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 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% VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
| Ripton and Rupert 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 |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$362,500±$63kLowest 14% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton 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 |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Ripton 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% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
33 min 41% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.