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Pittsfield vs Mount Tabor vs Stockbridge

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).
Stockbridge has the most affordable homes ($284k 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.

MeasurePittsfieldMount TaborStockbridge
People
Population
391
304Lowest
791Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
—
-2.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.8±3.5Lowest
25% above VT
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
55.3±5.3
28% above VT
Mount Tabor and Stockbridge 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%±6.1
VT: 17.9%
9.9%±3.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Pittsfield and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
30.4%±7.1
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
27.9%±3.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
45.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
35%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±3.5Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
1.1%±1.2Lowest
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
—
$77,109±$12kHighest
5% below VT
Stockbridge 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
$283,500±$26kLowest
10% 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±$140Lowest
16% below VT
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
$1,140±$126
8% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,181
about the VT average
$5,233Highest
4% above VT
$4,488Lowest
11% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
35.6%±43
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
53.3%±22Highest
VT: 48.4%
Stockbridge and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%
VT: 10.1%
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
3.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
76.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer 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%
28.6%±12.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Stockbridge 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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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.