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Mount Tabor vs Union vs Ira
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 expensive homes ($421k median).
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Ira has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Union | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,663Highest |
381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% above U.S. |
54.1±5.5 39% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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% |
24.9%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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% |
34.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Union and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $80,724±$9kHighest about the U.S. average |
$71,827±$5kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Union and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$267,600±$42kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$272,900±$18k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,179±$452 17% below U.S. |
$942±$52Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,276Lowest 5% above U.S. |
$4,146 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
24.6%±19.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ira and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Union and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.