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Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Windsor

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 most people working from home (18.6%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).

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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.

MeasureMount TaborRupertWindsor
People
Population
304Lowest
676
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
57.8±9.7Highest
34% above VT
44.8±6.5Lowest
4% above VT
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
13.9%±3.7
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
Windsor 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%
29.7%±6.9Lowest
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%
VT: 43.8%
30.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
2.1%±2.5Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
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±$36kHighest
9% above VT
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
Rupert and Windsor 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
$207,500±$31kLowest
34% 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±$367Highest
74% above VT
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$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233Highest
4% above VT
$4,594Lowest
9% below VT
$5,209
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
20%±100
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17Highest
VT: 48.4%
Windsor and Rupert 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%
7.8%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
VT: 73.2%
93.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946
30 yrs older than VT
1955Highest
21 yrs older than VT
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
27 min
14% above VT
23 minLowest
3% below VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
18.6%±9.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Rupert and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #61 of 70 in VT
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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.