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Pittsfield vs Mount Tabor vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most kids (13.6% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Pittsfield | Mount Tabor | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 391 |
304Lowest |
1,389Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
53.3±7.6Lowest 24% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±8.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Pittsfield and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±7.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Pittsfield 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 | $65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
— | $72,676±$8kHighest 11% below VT |
| Rochester and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,300±$73k about the VT average |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,035±$140 16% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,181 about the VT average |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Rochester and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 18% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.