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Swanton vs Mount Tabor vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Swanton has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Franklin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Swanton | Mount Tabor | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,670Highest |
304Lowest |
1,590 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.8±4.7Lowest 12% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
38.8±6.9 10% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±5.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.7 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,607±$27kLowest 18% below VT |
— | $79,917±$21kHighest about the VT average |
| Franklin and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,000±$15kLowest 28% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$247,400±$66k 22% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,238±$103 about the VT average |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$891±$266Lowest 28% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,370 13% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,384Lowest 33% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±21.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.5%±42.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
74.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 24 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 9% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
18.1%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Franklin and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.