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Mount Tabor vs Windham vs Berlin
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
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 | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
594 |
2,880Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Berlin 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% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Berlin 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% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Berlin 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% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Berlin 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 | — | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$86,691±$21kLowest 7% above VT |
| Windham and Berlin 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 |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
| 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 74% above VT |
— | $1,169±$171Lowest 5% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Berlin 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% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.