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Newfields vs Rupert vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Mount Tabor has the most renters (7.7% 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 | Newfields | Rupert | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Highest |
676 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.3%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Lowest 33% above U.S. |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newfields and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfields School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.