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Mount Tabor vs Strafford vs Warren

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 oldest population (median age 57.8).
Strafford has the most kids (23% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).

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.

MeasureMount TaborStraffordWarren
People
Population
304Lowest
1,372
1,585Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+16%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
51.4±4.7Lowest
19% above VT
53.1±4.2
23% above VT
Mount Tabor and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1
VT: 17.9%
23%±5.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.1%±3.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.1%±4.9
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Warren 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
VT: 43.8%
53.3%
VT: 43.8%
60%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
5.1%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±4
VT: 7%
Strafford and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$110,833±$19kHighest
36% above VT
$86,905±$16kLowest
7% above VT
Strafford and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kLowest
33% above VT
$431,300±$40k
36% above VT
$569,300±$123kHighest
80% above VT
Warren and Strafford 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
$1,125±$789Lowest
9% below VT
$1,750±$394
42% above VT
Mount Tabor and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233Lowest
4% above VT
$7,149
42% above VT
$7,284Highest
45% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
44.6%±48Highest
VT: 48.4%
32.3%±26.6
VT: 48.4%
Strafford and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%
VT: 10.1%
5.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
15.7%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
88.9%
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
23 min
about the VT average
19 minLowest
21% below VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
16.1%±4.3
VT: 16.9%
36.2%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — Strafford School District Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.