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Mount Tabor vs Stratton vs Westminster vs Winhall

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 youngest population (median age 31.5).
Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).

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 TaborStrattonWestminsterWinhall
People
Population
304Lowest
532
497
752Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — — —
+53.7%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
31.5±4.1Lowest
27% below VT
43.3±11.5
about the VT average
48.9±6.1
13% above VT
Mount Tabor and Winhall 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%±7.4
VT: 17.9%
28.4%±7.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
17%±6.8
VT: 17.9%
Westminster and Stratton 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%
19.7%±11.4
VT: 21.4%
20.6%±5.3
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Winhall 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%
45.4%
VT: 43.8%
67.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
1.3%±2.8Lowest
VT: 7%
2.2%±3.5
VT: 7%
3.1%±4Highest
VT: 7%
Winhall and Westminster 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
$81,000±$22kLowest
about the VT average
$95,500±$23k
18% above VT
Stratton and Winhall 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±$50k
26% above VT
$313,600±$39kLowest
about the VT average
$471,800±$55kHighest
49% above VT
Winhall 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±$979
about the VT average
$749±$315Lowest
39% below VT
$1,094±$732
11% below VT
Mount Tabor and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
4% above VT
$4,750
6% below VT
$4,480Lowest
11% below VT
$6,567Highest
30% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
12%±69.8
VT: 48.4%
6.1%±43.8
VT: 48.4%
37.5%±38.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
Winhall 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%
2.2%
VT: 10.1%
5.3%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
73.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
80.1%
VT: 73.2%
80.5%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946
30 yrs older than VT
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1982
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
33 min
39% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
27 minLowest
13% above VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
3.3%±3.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23.1%±15.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
18.4%±9
VT: 16.9%
Westminster and Winhall 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 — — #53 of 70 in VT —
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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.