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Waterville vs Mount Tabor vs Fletcher
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waterville has the most affordable homes ($236k median).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Fletcher has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Waterville | Mount Tabor | Fletcher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680 |
304Lowest |
1,196Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.1±8.2 14% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
48.7±7.3Lowest 13% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Waterville and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Waterville and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$27kLowest 12% below VT |
— | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
| Fletcher and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,300±$15kLowest 25% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$302,100±$37k 5% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$93Lowest 10% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,679±$427 36% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,957Lowest 21% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,965 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±27.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Waterville and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 60% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
32 minLowest 37% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Fletcher and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — | Fletcher School District |
| High school in town | None 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.