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Mount Tabor vs Peru vs Sutton

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 renters (21% rent).
Sutton has the most kids (20.5% under 18).

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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.

MeasureMount TaborPeruSutton
People
Population
304Lowest
434
2,239Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
45.3±8.6Lowest
16% above U.S.
48.1±4.1
24% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
8.5%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Sutton 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
U.S.: 35.7%
54.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±3.2
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Peru 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
88% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kLowest
61% above U.S.
Peru and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
$400,000±$105k
20% above U.S.
$362,600±$16kLowest
9% above U.S.
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
52% above U.S.
$1,271±$820Lowest
10% below U.S.
$1,656±$614
17% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$5,000Lowest
60% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
29%±47.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Peru and Sutton 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%
1.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
79%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±16.4
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town — — Kearsarge Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.4
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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.