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Rupert vs Warner 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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Warner has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
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.

MeasureRupertWarnerMount Tabor
People
Population
676
2,959Highest
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±9.7Highest
49% above U.S.
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
Kids under 18
13.9%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Warner 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%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
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%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2.5
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner 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 U.S.
$94,022±$18kHighest
16% above U.S.
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Warner 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.
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above 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 —
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,594Lowest
47% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$5,233
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Warner and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955
25 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
32 min
20% above U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
Work from home
18.6%±9.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Rupert and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional 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.