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Mount Tabor vs Shelburne 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 homeowners (92.3%).
Shelburne has the most people working from home (31.4%).
Peru has the youngest population (median age 45.3).
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.
| Measure | Mount Tabor | Shelburne | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
7,969Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.9±3.2 18% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Shelburne 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% |
20.2%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Shelburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
70.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.7%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Shelburne and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $115,963±$16kLowest 43% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Shelburne 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 |
$588,100±$44kHighest 86% above VT |
$400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,442±$589 17% above VT |
$1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Shelburne 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 |
$8,173Highest 62% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.7%±10.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Shelburne 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% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
69.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.4%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Shelburne and Peru 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 | — | #8 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.