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Windham vs Mount Tabor vs Halifax
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
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 | Windham | Mount Tabor | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
304Lowest |
847Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +5.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Mount Tabor and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
— | $63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$267,500±$21kLowest 16% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$4,991Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
33 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Halifax 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.