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Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Springfield vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Rupert has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Springfield has the most kids (15.1% 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 | Springfield | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
676 |
1,122Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8 32% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Springfield 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.3%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rupert and Peru 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 U.S. |
$100,893±$19k 25% above U.S. |
$151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
| Peru and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$384,100±$50k 15% above U.S. |
$400,000±$105k 20% above U.S. |
| 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 52% above U.S. |
— | $1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,271±$820 10% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Peru and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 min 30% above U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rupert and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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U.S. 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.