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Mount Tabor vs Mapleton vs Weston vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Mapleton | Weston | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,884Highest |
685 |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
41.8±6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
60.5±7Highest 56% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6 16% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mapleton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $91,731±$25kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$115,000±$20k 42% above U.S. |
$151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
| 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 26% above U.S. |
$191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
$400,000±$105k 20% above U.S. |
| 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 52% above U.S. |
$610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
$1,271±$820 10% below U.S. |
| 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 68% above U.S. |
$1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$7,076Highest 127% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±10.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weston and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weston and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.