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Mount Tabor vs Stowe 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).
Stowe has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Peru has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
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 | Stowe | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
5,285Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +21.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
46.3±7.6 7% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Stowe 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% |
22.5%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Stowe 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% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Peru and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $93,618±$33kLowest 15% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Stowe 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 |
$647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
| Stowe and Mount Tabor 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 |
$1,458±$242 18% above VT |
$1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
24.5%±15.9 VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Peru and Stowe 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Stowe and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Stowe Town School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Stowe High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.