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Mount Tabor vs Westmoreland 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 most expensive homes ($421k median).
Westmoreland has the most kids (14.5% under 18).
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.

MeasureMount TaborWestmorelandPeru
People
Population
304Lowest
2,237Highest
434
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-9%
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
55.3±2.2
42% above U.S.
45.3±8.6Lowest
16% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Westmoreland 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%
14.5%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
8.5%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Westmoreland 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%
31.7%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Westmoreland 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%
47.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
54.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±3.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Westmoreland and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$104,444±$28kLowest
29% above U.S.
$151,875±$83kHighest
88% above U.S.
Peru and Westmoreland 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.
$351,800±$12kLowest
6% above U.S.
$400,000±$105k
20% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Peru 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.
$1,354±$280
4% below U.S.
$1,271±$820Lowest
10% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$6,643Highest
113% above U.S.
$5,000Lowest
60% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
32.5%±23.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
29%±47.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Westmoreland 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%
6.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
1.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
79%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.9%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±16.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Westmoreland and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Westmoreland 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.