What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woodford has the most people working from home (26.6%).

Mount Tabor has the most expensive 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Woodford	Mount Tabor
People
Population	282Lowest	304Highest
Median age	61.8±4.9Highest 43% above VT	57.8±10.6Lowest 34% above VT
	Woodford and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	9.6%±11.2Lowest VT: 17.9%	10.2%±6.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Mount Tabor and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	35.1%±7.9Lowest VT: 21.4%	42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4%
	Mount Tabor and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32%Lowest VT: 43.8%	34.9%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.9%±5.5Highest VT: 7%	1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7%
	Woodford 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	$81,250±$20k about the VT average	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,000±$67kLowest 13% below VT	$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$2,143±$367 74% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,075Lowest 39% below VT	$5,233Highest 4% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1%	11%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.9%Highest VT: 73.2%	92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT	1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the VT average	46 minHighest 94% above VT
Work from home	26.6%±11.6Highest VT: 16.9%	10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Woodford and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in Our Story	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.