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Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Springfield
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 expensive homes ($421k median).
Rupert has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Springfield has the youngest population (median age 51.4).
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 | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
676 |
1,122Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Lowest 32% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Springfield 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.3%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rupert 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 | — | $88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Springfield 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 26% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$384,100±$50k 15% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— | $1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Springfield and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 min 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rupert and Springfield 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.