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Mount Tabor vs Peru vs Stratton
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).
Peru has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
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 | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
434 |
532Highest |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below 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% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest 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±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$122,708±$33kLowest 51% above VT |
| Peru and Stratton 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 |
$400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
$400,000±$50kLowest 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±$820 about the VT average |
$1,208±$979Lowest 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 |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Peru and Stratton 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% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 minLowest 19% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest 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.