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Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Throop
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 most people working from home (18.6%).
Throop has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
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 | Throop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
676 |
1,651Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
52.7±3.1Lowest 35% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Throop 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% |
23.3%±2.6Lowest 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Throop 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±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$90,268±$15kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Throop 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±$63k 9% above U.S. |
$185,900±$20kLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert 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. |
— | $1,099±$88Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$4,594 47% above U.S. |
$4,261Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±69.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Throop 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% |
5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Highest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rupert and Mount Tabor 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.