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Mount Tabor vs Peru vs Weston vs Waltham
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 housing (typical home built 1946).
Peru has the youngest population (median age 45.3).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Waltham has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
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 | Weston | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
434 |
685Highest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
60.5±7 40% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Waltham and Weston 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% |
15.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Weston and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waltham and Weston 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% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Waltham 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 87% above VT |
$115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
$97,500±$14kLowest 20% above VT |
| Peru and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$329,700±$51kLowest 4% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Tabor 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 |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
$1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,714 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Weston and Waltham 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% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 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 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Waltham 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.