Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Salem vs Waltham
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 homeowners (92.3%).
Salem has the most kids (16.2% under 18).
Waltham has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Salem | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
30,964Highest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
44.6±2.7Lowest 15% above U.S. |
60.8±7.3Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Waltham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.8%±7.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Salem and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
45.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Waltham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
39%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Salem and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $110,490±$9kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$97,500±$14kLowest 21% above U.S. |
| Salem and Waltham 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. |
$473,300±$16kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$329,700±$51kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Salem and Mount Tabor 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. |
$1,625±$146 15% above U.S. |
$1,096±$113Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$6,992Highest 124% above U.S. |
$5,714 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.5%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±58.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salem and Waltham 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% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.3%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Waltham and Salem 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 | — | #38 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Salem School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Salem High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.