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Mount Tabor vs Springport vs Maidstone
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Springport has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Springport | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
2,352Highest |
241Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
49.4±7.1Lowest 27% above U.S. |
61.3±8.2Highest 58% above U.S. |
| Maidstone 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% |
21.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±11.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Springport and Maidstone 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% |
25.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Maidstone 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% |
35.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Maidstone and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $86,042±$26kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$85,833±$32kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Springport and Maidstone 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. |
$184,700±$39kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$438,200±$81kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Maidstone 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. |
$1,067±$109Lowest 24% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,725Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$3,914 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
22.6%±14Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Springport 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±15.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Maidstone and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.