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Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Warner
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).
Warner has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
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 | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
676 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Warner 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% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest 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% |
42.4%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% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner 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. |
$94,022±$18kHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Warner 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. |
$353,100±$22kLowest 6% above 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. |
— | $1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rupert and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.