What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).

Mount Tabor has the most people working from home (10.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Roxbury	Mount Tabor
People
Population	299Lowest	304Highest
Median age	43.2±17.7Lowest 11% above U.S.	57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S.
	Mount Tabor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.7%±11.5Highest U.S.: 22%	10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Roxbury and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Mount Tabor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%	1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Roxbury 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	$69,226±$14k 14% below U.S.	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$323,100±$219kLowest about the U.S. average	$420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S.
	Mount Tabor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$2,143±$367 52% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,787Highest 86% above U.S.	$5,233Lowest 68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 U.S.: 51.1%	0%±100 U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	11%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	92.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S.	1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 21% below U.S.	46 minHighest 72% above U.S.
Work from home	0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	10.4%±8.7Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Mount Tabor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.