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Mount Tabor vs Weston vs Ira
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).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
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 | Weston | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
685Highest |
381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
54.1±5.5Lowest 26% 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% |
15.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Weston and Ira 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Ira 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 | — | $115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$272,900±$18kLowest 14% below 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 |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below 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 |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
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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.