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Mount Tabor vs Roxbury

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 people working from home (10.4%).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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.

MeasureMount TaborRoxbury
People
Population
304Highest
299Lowest
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
43.2±17.7Lowest
11% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Roxbury 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%
14.7%±11.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Roxbury and Mount Tabor 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%
17.4%±10.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$69,226±$14k
14% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
$323,100±$219kLowest
about the U.S. average
Mount Tabor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367
52% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233Lowest
68% above U.S.
$5,787Highest
86% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1969Highest
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Mount Tabor and Roxbury 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.