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Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Sutton vs Dorset
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Sutton has the most homeowners (95.7%).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Sutton | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
676 |
2,239Highest |
2,092 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1 24% above U.S. |
45.9±7.5Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dorset and Sutton 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% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.5 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% |
44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Dorset 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. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$111,250±$40k 38% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
$569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— | $1,656±$614 17% above U.S. |
$1,420±$296Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Mount Tabor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$7,489 140% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
74.4%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dorset and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%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. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dorset and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.