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Mount Tabor vs Schroeppel 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 oldest population (median age 57.8).
Schroeppel has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Peru has the most people working from home (13.3%).

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.

MeasureMount TaborSchroeppelPeru
People
Population
304Lowest
7,938Highest
434
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-6.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
45.3±2.5Lowest
16% above U.S.
45.3±8.6Lowest
16% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
22.6%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
8.5%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±5
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Peru 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%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±3.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Schroeppel and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$73,082±$9kLowest
9% below U.S.
$151,875±$83kHighest
88% above U.S.
Peru and Schroeppel 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.
$188,400±$14kLowest
43% below 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.
$972±$69Lowest
31% 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
$5,233Highest
68% above U.S.
$4,546Lowest
46% above U.S.
$5,000
60% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.3%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
29%±47.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Schroeppel and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%
U.S.: 12.5%
15%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
1.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
79%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±16.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Peru and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #277 of 484 in NY —
School district — PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT —
High school in town — JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL —
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.9
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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.