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Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Wheelock
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 most expensive homes ($421k median).
Rupert has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
676 |
717Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
51±5.6Lowest 18% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock 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 VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock 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 |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Rupert and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| 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±$367 74% above VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Highest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.