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Mount Tabor vs South Hampton 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).
South Hampton has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Peru has the most renters (21% rent).

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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 TaborSouth HamptonPeru
People
Population
304Lowest
984Highest
434
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+9.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
45.1±5.3Lowest
16% above U.S.
45.3±8.6
16% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Peru 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%
23.3%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
8.5%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.5%±1.4Lowest
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%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
54.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±3.2
U.S.: 6.4%
South Hampton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$152,500±$44kHighest
89% above U.S.
$151,875±$83kLowest
88% above U.S.
South Hampton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76k
26% above U.S.
$661,100±$45kHighest
99% above U.S.
$400,000±$105kLowest
20% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$1,889±$489
34% above U.S.
$1,271±$820Lowest
10% below U.S.
Mount Tabor and South Hampton 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.
$9,109Highest
192% above U.S.
$5,000Lowest
60% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
30%±40.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
29%±47.8
U.S.: 51.1%
South Hampton and Peru 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%
3.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
1.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
79%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
28 min
7% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±16.4
U.S.: 15.1%
South Hampton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — South Hampton School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.