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Mount Tabor vs Windham vs Woodford
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 most expensive homes ($421k median).
Windham has the most kids (11.1% under 18).
Woodford has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Windham | Woodford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
1,432Highest |
282Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
56.5±5.1Lowest 45% above U.S. |
61.8±4.9Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Woodford 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%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
11.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.6%±11.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.1%±7.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±5.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $76,477±$17kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$81,250±$20kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Woodford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$315,600±$74k 5% below U.S. |
$275,000±$67kLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Windham 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. |
$850±$295Lowest 40% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,363 8% above U.S. |
$3,075Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Windham 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.6%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Woodford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.