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Weston vs Landgrove 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 most people working from home (31.2%).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
Mount Tabor has the most affordable 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.
| Measure | Weston | Landgrove | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 685Highest |
225Lowest |
304 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
56.9±12.8Lowest 32% 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%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Landgrove and Weston 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% |
36.9%±15.1Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Landgrove 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±$20kLowest 42% above VT |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
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| Landgrove and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,700±$77k 70% above VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$420,500±$76kLowest 33% above VT |
| Landgrove and Weston 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 | $7,076 40% above VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weston and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.