Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Weston vs Windsor vs Danby
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 most homeowners (92.3%).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Windsor | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
685 |
3,554Highest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% 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%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Weston 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% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest 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% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Danby 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$272,400±$41k 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 |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$4,543Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Danby 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 12 photos → | 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.