What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).

West Burke has the most people working from home (20%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Mount Tabor	West Burke
People
Population	304Highest	161Lowest
Median age	57.8±10.6Lowest 34% above VT	59.2±16.3Highest 37% above VT
	West Burke 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%	11.8%±10.4Highest VT: 17.9%
	West Burke and Mount Tabor 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%	31.1%±13.2Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Mount Tabor and West Burke 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%	28.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7%	5%±3.3Highest VT: 7%
	West Burke 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	—	$27,321±$15k 66% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT	$275,000±$60kLowest 13% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT	$525±$373Lowest 57% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,233Highest 4% above VT	$3,194Lowest 37% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	77.8%±31.3Highest VT: 48.4%
	West Burke and Mount Tabor 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%	20.5%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.3%Highest VT: 73.2%	61.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1946Highest 30 yrs older than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	46 minHighest 94% above VT	25 minLowest 7% above VT
Work from home	10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9%	20%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	West Burke and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.