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Mount Tabor vs Weston vs Worcester 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Worcester has the youngest population (median age 47).

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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.

MeasureMount TaborWestonWorcesterDanby
People
Population
304Lowest
685
831
1,133Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+10.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-3.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
-2.1%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
57.8±10.6
34% above VT
60.5±7Highest
40% above VT
47±2.7Lowest
9% 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%±4.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
12.8%±3.9
VT: 17.9%
14.6%±3.4
VT: 17.9%
Weston and Danby 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%
19.5%±2.5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
24.3%±2.6
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%
53%
VT: 43.8%
34.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
1.2%±1.9Lowest
VT: 7%
6.9%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
2.5%±1.9
VT: 7%
Worcester and Danby 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
$73,833±$18kLowest
9% below VT
$77,321±$13k
5% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76k
33% above VT
$537,700±$77kHighest
70% above VT
$271,100±$27kLowest
14% 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
$1,023±$136
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
$4,421Lowest
12% below VT
$4,543
10% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
33.3%±100
VT: 48.4%
25.5%±37
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%
5.9%
VT: 10.1%
9.4%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
91.4%
VT: 73.2%
85.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
89.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1969
7 yrs older than VT
1976
same as VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
29 min
22% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
31.2%±7.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
23.6%±4.8
VT: 16.9%
12.1%±5.1
VT: 16.9%
Weston and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
High school in town — — None in town None in town
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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.