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Mount Tabor vs Stratton vs Maidstone

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 housing (typical home built 1946).
Stratton has the most kids (28% 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.

MeasureMount TaborStrattonMaidstone
People
Population
304
532Highest
241Lowest
Median age
57.8±10.6
34% above VT
31.5±4.1Lowest
27% below VT
61.3±8.2Highest
42% above VT
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
VT: 17.9%
28%±7.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
12.4%±11.8
VT: 17.9%
Stratton 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
VT: 21.4%
11.7%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
39.4%±3.9
VT: 21.4%
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%Highest
VT: 43.8%
33.2%
VT: 43.8%
28.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
1.3%±2.8Lowest
VT: 7%
3.3%±3.4Highest
VT: 7%
Maidstone 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
$85,833±$32kLowest
6% above VT
Stratton 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
33% above VT
$400,000±$50kLowest
26% above VT
$438,200±$81kHighest
38% above VT
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
74% above VT
$1,208±$979Lowest
about the VT average
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Mount Tabor and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233Highest
4% above VT
$4,750
6% below VT
$3,914Lowest
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
12%±69.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Stratton 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
VT: 10.1%
0%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
2.1%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
VT: 73.2%
73.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
97.5%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
1971
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
33 min
39% above VT
29 minLowest
25% above VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
3.3%±3.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
24.5%±15.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
Maidstone 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.