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Mount Tabor vs Warner vs Dorset
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 oldest population (median age 57.8).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Warner | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,959Highest |
2,092 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
45.9±7.5 18% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset 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% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dorset and Warner 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% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$111,250±$40kHighest 38% above U.S. |
| Dorset and Warner 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. |
$353,100±$22kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,420±$296 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$7,489 140% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
74.4%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dorset and Warner 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% |
8.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.