Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Calais 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 most expensive homes ($421k median).
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Rupert | Calais | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
676 |
1,713Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Rupert 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% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert 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% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $88,229±$36kLowest 9% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Calais 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 |
$362,500±$63kLowest 14% above VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% 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 |
— | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Calais 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 |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais 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% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.