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Mount Tabor vs Old Bennington 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).
Old Bennington has the most people working from home (46.7%).
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 | Old Bennington | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
182Lowest |
434Highest |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45±21.3Lowest 4% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Peru 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% |
22.5%±12Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Old Bennington 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% |
30.8%±8 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Old Bennington 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% |
84.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
0%±7.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Peru and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $168,750±$53kHighest 108% above VT |
$151,875±$83kLowest 87% above VT |
| Old Bennington 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 |
$445,500±$105kHighest 41% above VT |
$400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
| Old Bennington 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 |
$1,063±$1kLowest 14% below VT |
$1,271±$820 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 |
$8,690Highest 72% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Old Bennington and Peru 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
1.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
28 minLowest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
46.7%±3.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
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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.