Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Dummerston vs Dorset 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).
Dummerston has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
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.
| Measure | Mount Tabor | Dummerston | Dorset | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,090 |
2,092Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset 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% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Dummerston 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% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Dummerston 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% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $101,696±$21kLowest 25% above VT |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Dorset 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 |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | — | None 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.