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Mount Tabor vs Newfields vs Rupert 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).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k 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 | Newfields | Rupert | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,023Highest |
676 |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.3%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert 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% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$151,875±$83k 88% above U.S. |
| Newfields 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 26% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$400,000±$105k 20% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323 33% above U.S. |
— | $1,271±$820Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Newfields 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. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newfields 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% |
2.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Newfields School District | — | — |
| 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.