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Weston vs Jay vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weston has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Weston | Jay | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 685Highest |
471 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
52.1±10.5Lowest 21% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Weston and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Jay 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 | $115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
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| Weston and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$729Lowest 11% above VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jay and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
40 min 69% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — |
| 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.