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Mount Tabor vs Wheelock vs Jay
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 expensive homes ($421k median).
Wheelock has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Wheelock | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
717Highest |
471 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
51±5.6Lowest 18% above VT |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Jay 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% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Jay 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% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Wheelock 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% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$74,792±$25kHighest 8% below VT |
| Jay and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367 74% above VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,588 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jay and Mount Tabor 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% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
97% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1989 13 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
40 min 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 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.