Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Stratton vs Dorset 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).
Stratton has the youngest population (median age 31.5).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Stratton | Dorset | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
532 |
2,092Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset 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% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Dorset 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% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset 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% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $122,708±$33k 51% above VT |
$111,250±$40kLowest 37% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Stratton 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 |
$400,000±$50kLowest 26% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| 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.