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Vershire vs Mount Tabor vs Chelsea
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Chelsea has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
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 | Vershire | Mount Tabor | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 842 |
304Lowest |
1,223Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
54.1±12.1 26% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.9%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Chelsea and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.8%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,618±$12kHighest 12% below VT |
— | $65,913±$13kLowest 19% below VT |
| Vershire and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$260,900±$39k 18% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,524±$467 24% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,640 8% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,762Lowest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.3%±33.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 38% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
30 minLowest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Chelsea and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| 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.