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Rupert vs Gorham 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%).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).

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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.

MeasureRupertGorhamMount Tabor
People
Population
676
2,682Highest
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±9.7Highest
49% above U.S.
53.9±3.6Lowest
39% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
Kids under 18
13.9%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
12.5%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Rupert and Gorham 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%
31.7%±6.8Lowest
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
20.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2.5
U.S.: 6.4%
6.7%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Gorham 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±$36kHighest
9% above U.S.
$61,275±$7kLowest
24% below U.S.
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Rupert and Gorham 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.
$161,600±$49kLowest
51% 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 —
$838±$83Lowest
41% below U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,594
47% above U.S.
$4,334Lowest
39% above U.S.
$5,233Highest
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
41%±20.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Gorham 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%
4.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955
25 yrs older than U.S.
1971Highest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
Work from home
18.6%±9.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
1.7%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Rupert and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #57 of 120 in NH —
School district — Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District —
High school in town — Gorham High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.0
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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.