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Mount Tabor vs Reading vs Dummerston vs Peru
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).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Peru has the most renters (21% rent).
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 | Reading | Dummerston | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
699 |
2,090Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Reading 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% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Reading 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% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Reading 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% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Reading and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Dummerston 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 |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 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 |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Dummerston 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% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
33 min 41% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.