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Mount Tabor vs Bennington vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Bennington has the most kids (17.7% under 18).
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 | Mount Tabor | Bennington | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
15,249Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bennington and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Peru 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 |
$1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,271±$820 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 | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,513Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Bennington and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.