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Mount Tabor vs Sutton vs Vershire
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 most expensive homes ($421k median).
Sutton has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Vershire has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Mount Tabor | Sutton | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
790 |
842Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Sutton 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% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Vershire and Sutton 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% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Vershire 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% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
$71,618±$12kHighest 12% below VT |
| Vershire and Sutton 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 |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
— | $1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,975Lowest 21% below VT |
$4,640 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
30 minLowest 26% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Vershire and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.