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Mount Tabor vs Peru vs South Hero
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 population (median age 57.8).
Peru has the most affordable homes ($203k median).
South Hero has the most people working from home (26.3%).
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 | Peru | South Hero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
6,710Highest |
1,586 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
40.7±3.6Lowest 5% above U.S. |
51.5±4.8 32% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and South Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.5%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and South Hero 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% |
33.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
61.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±5.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Peru and South Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $101,771±$22kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$127,434±$15kHighest 58% above U.S. |
| South Hero 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. |
$203,200±$38kLowest 39% below U.S. |
$558,300±$46kHighest 68% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,067±$173Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,439±$221 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,357Lowest 40% above U.S. |
$7,858Highest 152% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.6%±21 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Peru and South Hero 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% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.3%±8.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| South Hero and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #347 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | South Hero School District |
| High school in town | — | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.