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Mount Tabor vs Stratton vs Andover

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).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).

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.

MeasureMount TaborStrattonAndover
People
Population
304Lowest
532
616Highest
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
31.5±4.1Lowest
27% below VT
49.2±5.1
14% above VT
Mount Tabor and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
28%±7.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.5%±4.9
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
11.7%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.7%±4.3
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Andover 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%
33.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
43.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
1.3%±2.8Lowest
VT: 7%
2.8%±1.5Highest
VT: 7%
Andover 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 —
$122,708±$33kHighest
51% above VT
$102,500±$38kLowest
26% above VT
Stratton and Andover 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
$400,000±$50k
26% above VT
$382,900±$68kLowest
21% above VT
Mount Tabor and Stratton 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
$1,208±$979Lowest
about the VT average
$1,389±$364
13% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233Highest
4% above VT
$4,750Lowest
6% below VT
$5,190
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
12%±69.8
VT: 48.4%
69.4%±47.1Highest
VT: 48.4%
Andover and Stratton 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%
0%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
73.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
82.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
33 min
39% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
3.3%±3.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
29.6%±12.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
Andover and Mount Tabor 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.