Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Ripton vs Brattleboro vs Weston
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 homeowners (92.3%).
Brattleboro has the most renters (41.5% rent).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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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 | Ripton | Brattleboro | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
508 |
12,122Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
45.6±4.5Lowest 6% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Tabor 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% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weston and Mount Tabor 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% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$257,300±$18kLowest 19% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Tabor 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 |
— | $1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,700 13% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Brattleboro Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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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.