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Mount Tabor vs Ripton vs Maidstone 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 housing (typical home built 1946).
Ripton has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Ripton | Maidstone | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304 |
508Highest |
241Lowest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Maidstone 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%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
12.4%±11.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Maidstone and Ripton 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% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Maidstone 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% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$85,833±$32kLowest 6% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Ripton 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 |
$394,400±$61kLowest 25% above VT |
$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
| Maidstone 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±$820Lowest 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 |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Peru 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
2.1% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 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 |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
29 min 25% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | — |
| High school 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.