Compare towns
Rupert vs Fayston vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Fayston has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Rupert | Fayston | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 676 |
1,342Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
46.9±3.5Lowest 9% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fayston 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 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| 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 VT: 43.8% |
66.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fayston and Rupert 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 VT |
$110,250±$28kHighest 36% above VT |
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| Fayston 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±$63kLowest 14% above VT |
$502,400±$82kHighest 59% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Fayston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,654±$274Lowest 34% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
$6,689Highest 33% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.3%±27.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Rupert and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fayston and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| 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.