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Rupert vs Cornish 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

Rupert has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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.

MeasureRupertCornishMount Tabor
People
Population
676
1,816Highest
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±9.7Highest
49% above U.S.
54±8.3Lowest
39% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
Kids under 18
13.9%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
14.4%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cornish and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
42.3%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.1Lowest
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+
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4
U.S.: 6.4%
Rupert 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
$88,229±$36kLowest
9% above U.S.
$91,821±$2kHighest
14% above U.S.
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Cornish and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$362,500±$63k
9% above U.S.
$296,000±$69kLowest
11% below U.S.
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,221±$227Lowest
14% below U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,594Lowest
47% above U.S.
$5,796Highest
86% above U.S.
$5,233
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
40.5%±38.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornish and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955
25 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
8% below U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
Work from home
18.6%±9.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Rupert and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Cornish School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.