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Mount Tabor vs Wilton vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Wilton has the youngest population (median age 46.8).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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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.
| Measure | Mount Tabor | Wilton | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
3,960Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
46.8±5.2Lowest 20% above U.S. |
60.5±7Highest 56% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Weston and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wilton 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 | — | $114,349±$21kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Weston and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$381,500±$23kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
| 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 52% above U.S. |
$1,382±$70 about the U.S. average |
$1,375±$729Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$7,612Highest 144% above U.S. |
$7,076 127% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.1%±39.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Wilton and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #54 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.1 |
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U.S. 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.