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Mount Tabor vs Sutton 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 most renters (7.7% rent).
Sutton has the most kids (20.5% 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 TaborSuttonMaidstone
People
Population
304
2,239Highest
241Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±10.6
49% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Lowest
24% 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%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
12.4%±11.8
U.S.: 22%
Sutton 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%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
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%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±3.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$85,833±$32kLowest
6% above U.S.
Sutton 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.
$362,600±$16kLowest
9% above 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.
$1,656±$614Lowest
17% above U.S.
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Mount Tabor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$3,914Lowest
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Sutton 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%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
97.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1971Highest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1971Highest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
24.5%±15.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Maidstone and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town — Kearsarge Regional High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4
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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.