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Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Sheldon vs Maidstone
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Rupert | Sheldon | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304 |
676 |
2,267Highest |
241Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
57.8±9.7 34% above VT |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
| Maidstone 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% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.4%±11.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±3.9 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Maidstone and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
$78,533±$25kLowest 3% below VT |
$85,833±$32k 6% above VT |
| Rupert and Maidstone 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 |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$272,400±$61kLowest 14% below VT |
$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
| Maidstone 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 |
— | $1,286±$379Lowest 4% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$3,578Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,914 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Rupert and Mount Tabor 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% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
89%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school 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.