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Newark vs Mount Tabor vs Westmore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Westmore has the most renters (11.8% rent).
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 | Newark | Mount Tabor | Westmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727Highest |
304Lowest |
465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
51.5±11.5 19% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
32.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westmore 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 | $72,929±$7kLowest 10% below VT |
— | $87,188±$11kHighest 7% above VT |
| Westmore and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$330,000±$137k 4% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97 38% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,050±$820Lowest 15% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$5,357Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
35%±94.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westmore and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 44% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
35 min 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westmore and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | — |
| 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.