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Mount Tabor vs Landgrove 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).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
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 | Landgrove | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
225Lowest |
434Highest |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
56.9±12.8 32% 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 | 10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Landgrove 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% |
36.9%±15.1 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+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$151,875±$83kLowest 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 | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$400,000±$105kLowest 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 | $5,233 4% above VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Peru and Mount Tabor 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% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
1.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.