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Mount Tabor vs Royalton vs Wilder
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).
Royalton has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Wilder has the shortest commute (17 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.
| Measure | Mount Tabor | Royalton | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,752 |
3,087Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Wilder 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% |
14.4%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Royalton and Wilder 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% |
22.1%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Wilder 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% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2 VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
| Royalton and Wilder 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 |
$263,200±$73kLowest 17% below VT |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,040±$391Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,142±$451 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,505Highest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wilder and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
63.5% VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
20 min 13% below VT |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Royalton and Wilder 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 | — | #48 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | White River Unified School District #79 | — |
| High school in town | — | White River Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.