Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Orange vs Ripton 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).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Ripton has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Orange | Ripton | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
957Highest |
508 |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Orange 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% |
15.6%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Orange and Ripton 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% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $71,302±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$222,000±$22kLowest 30% below VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Peru 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 |
$1,330±$153 8% above VT |
— | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton 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% |
7.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.