Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Danby vs Weston 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 housing (typical home built 1946).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Peru has the youngest population (median age 45.3).
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 | Danby | Weston | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,133Highest |
685 |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% 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 | 10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Weston and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest 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+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Danby and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
$115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Tabor 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 |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,543Lowest 10% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Danby and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.