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Mount Tabor vs Walden vs Weston
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).
Walden has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Walden | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,037Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
48.8±3.2Lowest 13% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston 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% |
14.3%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weston and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weston and Mount Tabor 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% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Walden 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 | — | $88,000±$15kLowest 8% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and Walden 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 |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Weston 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 |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Weston 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 |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Weston 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% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| 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.