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Landgrove vs Ripton vs Mount Tabor vs Peru

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
Ripton has the most affordable homes ($394k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Peru has the most renters (21% rent).

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.

MeasureLandgroveRiptonMount TaborPeru
People
Population
225Lowest
508Highest
304
434
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+25.7%
VT: +2.8%
— —
Median age
56.9±12.8
32% above VT
47.7±14.2
11% above VT
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
45.3±8.6Lowest
5% above VT
Mount Tabor and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±10.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±6.1
VT: 17.9%
8.5%±5.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Landgrove and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.9%±15.1
VT: 21.4%
30.5%±7.1
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.4%±5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
91.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
48%
VT: 43.8%
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
54.3%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±2.7
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
1.8%±3.2
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$195,938±$167kHighest
141% above VT
$112,917±$15kLowest
39% above VT
—
$151,875±$83k
87% above VT
Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$759,400±$157kHighest
140% above VT
$394,400±$61kLowest
25% above VT
$420,500±$76k
33% above VT
$400,000±$105k
26% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
$1,271±$820Lowest
about the VT average
Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 98% above VT
$4,915Lowest
about the VT average
$5,233
4% above VT
$5,000
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
29%±47.8
VT: 48.4%
Ripton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
1.8%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
90.9%
VT: 73.2%
92.3%
VT: 73.2%
79%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1973
3 yrs older than VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
about the VT average
24 min
about the VT average
46 minHighest
94% above VT
28 min
19% above VT
Work from home
17.6%±7.7Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
13.3%±16.4
VT: 16.9%
Landgrove and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 — —
High school in town — None in town — —
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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.