What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).

Peru has the shortest commute (28 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Mount Tabor	Peru
People
Population	304Lowest	434Highest
Median age	57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT	45.3±8.6Lowest 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%±6.1Highest VT: 17.9%	8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Mount Tabor and Peru 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%	21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Mount Tabor and Peru 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%	54.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.6%±4Lowest 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	—	$151,875±$83k 87% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT	$400,000±$105kLowest 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	$1,271±$820Lowest 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	$5,233Highest 4% above VT	$5,000Lowest about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4%
	Peru and Mount Tabor 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%	1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.3%Highest VT: 73.2%	79%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	46 minHighest 94% above VT	28 minLowest 19% above VT
Work from home	10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9%	13.3%±16.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Peru and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.