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Mount Tabor vs Sheffield vs Wheelock 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).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Sheffield | Wheelock | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
573 |
717Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Wheelock 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% |
17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Sheffield 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% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Wheelock 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% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Wheelock 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 |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
$189,600±$37k 40% below 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 |
$967±$79Lowest 22% below VT |
— | $1,271±$820 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 |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
$2,937 42% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield 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% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | — |
| 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.