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Mount Tabor vs Temple 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).
Temple has the most kids (14.3% under 18).
Peru has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Temple | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,363Highest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3 27% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Temple 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% |
14.3%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Temple and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest 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% |
36.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Peru and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $94,107±$15kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
| Peru and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$401,000±$27k 21% above U.S. |
$400,000±$105kLowest 20% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,169±$523Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,271±$820 10% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$6,983Highest 124% above U.S. |
$5,000Lowest 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.2%±54.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Temple 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% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
37 min 39% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.9%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Temple and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.