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Mount Tabor vs Peru vs Woodford
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 most kids (10.2% under 18).
Peru has the youngest population (median age 45.3).
Woodford has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Woodford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
434Highest |
282Lowest |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
61.8±4.9Highest 43% above VT |
| Woodford and Mount Tabor 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% |
9.6%±11.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Woodford 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% |
35.1%±7.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Woodford 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% |
32%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
3.9%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Woodford 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 |
$81,250±$20kLowest about the VT average |
| Peru and Woodford 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±$105k 26% above VT |
$275,000±$67kLowest 13% below 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 |
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| 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 |
$3,075Lowest 39% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| 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% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
26.6%±11.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Woodford and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.